After a string of recent victories, the Canton High varsity softball team came back to earth last week, falling to Davenport Division leader Oliver Ames 5-1 on Wednesday and second-place Stoughton 6-1 on Friday. The back-to-back losses brought the Bulldogs’ overall record to 3-6 with eight games to go; however, the girls have already clinched […]
The Recreation Department hosted its annual spring carnival at the Kennedy Elementary School during April vacation week. Photos by Jay Turner
After opening the season with three consecutive losses, the CHS varsity softball team has turned things around in a hurry with three wins in its past four games, including a 9-3 road victory over nonleague Boston Latin Academy last Monday. The girls also played North Attleboro last week, losing 14-0, but overall they have looked […]
It was a week of extremes for the CHS girls’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs followed up their worst loss of the season, a 20-9 drubbing by Apponequet at home, with arguably their best win of the season, an 11-8 victory over league power Mansfield on the road. The Hornets, who have struggled this season […]
A suddenly promising budget outlook and a chance to improve the town’s long-term fiscal position will be among the major themes of Canton’s 2012 Annual Town Meeting, which kicks off Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the CHS Morse Auditorium. While there are still plenty of moving parts that could impact the town’s bottom […]
Another spring sports season is officially underway, and a quick glance at college rosters shows that Canton is indeed well-represented, with no fewer than a dozen hometown athletes currently suiting up for programs throughout New England and beyond. Headlining this group are three members of the Canton High class of 2011, including two former Bulldog […]
The Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Center, a self-proclaimed school of last resort and currently the only one in the nation using electric shock therapy as a behavior modification tool, has found itself at the center of yet another controversy after video surveillance footage of a student being restrained and then repeatedly shocked was played in a […]
After losing consecutive games at the start of last week to fall to 0-3 overall, the Canton High softball team bounced back in a big way on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader against nonleague Randolph while also raising hundreds of dollars for two local charities. Organized by head coach Ed Amico and team captains Cady Kelly […]
With the local Knights of Columbus council deciding it’s time to get out of the hall rental business, the Canton Council on Aging has swooped in with an eye toward making the Pleasant Street property its new home. While COA Chairman John Friel stressed that the idea is still in the preliminary stages, he did […]
After falling to nonleague Westwood in last Monday’s season opener, the CHS boys’ varsity lacrosse team bounced right back two days later with a 12-7 victory over Oliver Ames. Wednesday’s win over the Tigers was also the first career win for junior goalie Rich Nee, who has excelled in net for the school’s hockey team […]
