Stories written by Jay TurnerJay joined the
Citizen as a staff writer in the spring of 2007, and in a few short months he was promoted to lead writer/assistant editor. He now serves as the managing editor, overseeing news and editorial content and managing the newspaper's circulation. (Click
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The Canton High girls’ lacrosse team kicked off the regular season with a hard-fought win over Oliver Ames last week, outlasting the Tigers on their home field 13-12. As veteran head coach Chris Murtagh noted afterward, Wednesday’s season opener was a typical Canton-OA affair, meaning that it was close the whole way with both teams […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The Canton High varsity softball team got off to a rough start to the season last week, falling to division foe Sharon 6-1 on the road. The Bulldogs are now 0-1 but are desperately hoping to avoid a repeat of last season, when they lost 11 of 12 out of the gate and had to […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The Canton High School softball team invites the entire Canton community to a special charity doubleheader against nonleague Randolph beginning at 1 p.m. this Saturday, April 14. Pizza, baked goods, bracelets, and raffle tickets will be sold throughout the afternoon, with all proceeds going to the nonprofit organization Cops for Kids with Cancer. Just as […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
Uncategorized | By
Jay Turner
A grassroots effort to make Canton the latest beneficiary of the state’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) came up short at the polls on Tuesday as voters said “no” to a proposed ballot question by a fairly wide margin.
A lone contest to fill a vacancy on the Housing Authority and a ballot question on the adoption of the Community Preservation Act will be the two major attractions in the upcoming townwide election scheduled for Tuesday, April 3. The rest of the ballot will resemble the past few elections, with a bunch of incumbents […]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
Town Election | By
Jay Turner
Editor’s note: Click the links below to read the letters referenced in the article. Competing legal interpretations and legitimate safety concerns — not “money and union jobs” as alleged by selectmen — are at the heart of a recent dispute involving construction of a large-scale solar farm on the town-owned Pine Street landfill, according to […]
Mar 21 2012 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner

Most high school athletes only dream of playing in a championship game, let alone starring in one. But for Canton hockey sensation Kevin Rooney, winning on the game’s biggest stage has become something of a common occurrence. Two years ago, Rooney became a hometown hero after leading the Canton High boys’ hockey team to the […]
Mar 21 2012 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

On the morning of last month’s big celebration and fundraiser that her friends and family had planned in her honor, Jean Sicard Kelleher suddenly found herself overcome with emotion and harboring serious doubts as to whether she was actually going to make it through the entire event. Kelleher, a veteran schoolteacher who was used to […]
In memory of the late Jonathan Forman — a Canton single father whose courage in the face of cancer touched countless lives around him — two local women have organized a “dining out” fundraiser this coming Sunday, March 18, at the Halfway Café in Canton. From open to close on Sunday only, any Halfway Café […]
Mar 15 2012 | Posted in
Uncategorized | By
Jay Turner
The financial investigation into the Recreation Department that was alluded to in a recent announcement by the Board of Selectmen has its roots in the Canton Travel Basketball program, according to two town officials with direct knowledge of the situation. The prepared statement by selectmen, which first appeared on the town website on February 10, […]
Mar 8 2012 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner