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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Imagine a world where traditional television programs become obsolete, where content remains king but it is packaged and distributed in an entirely different way across a variety of platforms, where the line between viewer and producer is blurred almost beyond the point of recognition. Welcome to the world of social TV, a highly interactive and […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
Business | By
Jay Turner

The red-hot CHS girls’ ice hockey team continued its winning ways last week, improving to 7-4 overall with home victories over division opponents Westwood (3-2) and Dover-Sherborn (12-1). The two wins brought the Bulldogs to 5-1 in the SEMGHL West Division and extended their season-long winning streak to four games heading into this week’s road […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

For the second time this season, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team was unable to solve the riddle that is Oliver Ames, as the Bulldogs had to settle for a 4-4 tie at home after squandering leads of 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2. The Bulldogs are now 0-1-1 against the Tigers — who also knocked […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After dropping five straight games and falling several games below .500, the Canton High girls’ basketball team finally found its way back in the win column with a hard-fought, 42-41 victory over Attleboro last Wednesday at home. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they then had to travel to undefeated Franklin, where they gave it their all […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The Franklin Park Zoo, a 72-acre treasure located in the heart of Boston, will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, and no one could be more proud of this milestone than John Linehan, the zoo’s president and CEO since 2001 and a man whose own career at the zoo goes back more than three decades. “I […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner

Riding a three-game win streak and faced with its toughest test of the season, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team traveled to Franklin last Monday and turned in a classic performance against its biggest rival, dominating the first two periods and then holding on for dear life over the final 20 minutes for a […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

After an up-and-down past few weeks, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team appeared to finally right the ship last week with impressive wins over previously unbeaten Norwood (7-5) and Whitman-Hanson/Pembroke (9-5). Both games were played at the friendly confines of Metropolis Rink, although the Norwood contest officially counted as an away game, while the […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

After delivering several top-notch individual performances but struggling to get over the hump as a team, the Canton High girls’ swim team came through with a dominant 99-66 victory over Franklin last Friday at home. It was the Bulldogs’ third win of the season, and it came just two days after their encouraging effort in […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

After putting up a ten-spot on Stoughton on January 7, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team went out and duplicated the feat in its very next game, pummeling division opponent Foxboro 10-1 last Wednesday at Metropolis Rink. Although it doesn’t seem possible given the score, Foxboro actually outplayed the Bulldogs in the early going, […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
On Sunday, January 29, hundreds of diners will descend on Salem and Hanover streets in Boston’s famous North End for the seventh annual CityFeast, a unique food-and-wine fundraiser that benefits diabetes research and care through the Joslin Diabetes Center’s High Hopes Fund. The popular event is the brainchild of Carla Agrippino-Gomes, a Canton resident since […]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner