Following a disappointing road loss to North Attleboro marred by too many Canton penalties, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team bounced back Friday at home with a big win over King Philip, improving to 6-3 overall while maintaining its hold on second place in the Hockomock’s Davenport Division. It was just the second time in program […]
With victories in five of its first seven games, including two more last week, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team is now off to its best start in years, and head coach Bill Bendell and the rest of the coaching staff couldn’t be happier about it. “We’re thrilled to be 5-2,” admitted the sixth-year coach, who […]
Following budget deliberations last week, the School Committee heard a presentation from Johnson Controls on the status of a “performance contracting” plan that would allow the schools to replace the entire heating system in the Rodman building — a $2.2 million project — and pay relatively little upfront. The project, deemed critical by school business […]
From stricter energy codes to higher taxes, a new police deputy to solar-powered schools, this year’s annual town meeting promises to be an interesting affair filled with lots of lively discussion and debate — and it all gets underway Monday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Canton High School Morse Auditorium. With a total of […]
Already drained from the previous two weeks of budget deliberations, the five members of the Canton School Committee donned a brave face and slogged through their final round of cuts last week, eliminating the equivalent of three full-time teachers to help close a projected $1.5 million deficit in the 2012 operating budget. Saving the toughest […]
Following a tough road loss to Mansfield to start the week, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team bounced back Thursday night against Sharon with a 15-12 comeback win at home to improve to 2-2 in the Hock and 3-2 overall. Originally scheduled for Wednesday but postponed due to rain, the game against the Eagles featured several […]
Saddled with a total budget deficit of $1.57 million and with just over $920,000 left to cut, the Canton School Committee plodded through its list of suggested reductions over three-plus hours last week, managing to trim another $573,000 but leaving the most painful decisions for tonight’s meeting, which starts at 7 in the CHS distance […]
After starting the season with two big wins — including a dominant 17-0 performance against nonleague Dedham in the season opener — the CHS boys’ varsity lacrosse team fell back to earth a bit on Friday, falling at home to defending league champion Foxboro 14-3. According to head coach Bill Bendell, this year’s squad just […]
Faced with a structural deficit and fresh out of one-time revenue sources to help soften the blow, members of the Canton School Committee delivered a painful warning to the community last week in what they hoped were crystal-clear terms: Budget cuts are coming, and this time, they will be unavoidable. While cuts have been a […]
There’s a longstanding belief in sports that it’s hard to beat the same opponent three times in one season, and the CHS boys’ hockey team seemed to prove as much over the weekend with its 2-1 overtime loss to Oliver Ames in the quarterfinal round of the Division 2 south sectional tournament. At the very […]
