It wasn’t their first choice for a venue, but it was perfect nonetheless as the 197 members of the Canton High class of 2011 bid farewell to their younger selves in a moving and reflective graduation ceremony held last Thursday in the CHS Morse Auditorium. For the second straight year, the graduation had to be […]
It was one of those days in the town of Canton that sticks in the memory: Sensing a mother’s desperation, hundreds turned out at the old Canton High School cafeteria to see if their bone marrow was a match for baby Stephen Cahillane, who had been born with a rare blood disorder and was in […]
Editor’s note: Below is the first in a series of articles examining the Judge Rotenberg Center without its founder, Matthew Israel, who was indicted by a grand jury last month and was subsequently ordered to sever all ties to the school. Israel, 77, had previously announced his retirement and plans to move to California in […]
After thoroughly outplaying Lynnfield last week for its first playoff victory in six seasons, the Canton High boys’ lacrosse team traveled to No. 2 Weston on Saturday with house money and turned in a respectable performance in an eventual 9-2 loss. Although the defeat ended their season, the Bulldogs still have plenty to hang their […]
Repeating a refrain he made in a similar presentation earlier this year, Peter Boucher, the Canton school district’s wellness coordinator and chairman of the Bullying Prevention Committee, proudly informed the School Committee last week that Canton is “way ahead of the curve” regarding its anti-bullying policy — a new requirement under Massachusetts law. Widely hailed […]
Update: In the team’s first-ever tournament home game, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team defeated 18th seeded Lynnfield in the preliminary round of the Division 3 east sectionals on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs will next face No. 2 Weston on Saturday, June 4, at 3 p.m. at Weston High School. See next week’s Citizen for complete […]
A proposed housing subdivision off Village Gate Road that would have netted the town more than 30 acres of conservation land ended in defeat last week after a deadlocked Planning Board rejected the developer’s application for a special permit. The so-called “flex plan,” submitted by Canton builder Pat Considine under the town’s flexible development bylaw, […]
After two close calls the week before, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team traveled to Sharon last Thursday and came away with one of its most convincing wins to date — a 12-5 victory that was every bit as lopsided as the score suggests. The win was the Bulldogs’ tenth of the season and guaranteed them […]
Freshman tennis sensation Erika Nannery continued her outstanding debut season for the Canton High girls’ tennis team with an impressive performance at last weekend’s MIAA South Girls Individual Tennis Tournament, held at Old Rochester High School in Mattapoisett. After dispatching Nauset’s Tori Paolino 6-4, 6-0 in the singles quarterfinals, Nannery advanced to the semifinal round, […]
When veteran Galvin Middle School wellness teacher Kristine Fritts first got wind of this weekend’s 5K fitness walk being held in her honor, she was very flattered, a little embarrassed, and “completely floored” by the kindness and generosity of her colleagues throughout the school district. As she told K-12 wellness coordinator Peter Boucher in a […]
