For the first time in recent memory, the town of Canton will hold its annual election without a single contested race, after last Friday’s nomination deadline came and went without any new candidates stepping forward to challenge the incumbents. According to the town clerk’s office, the lack of challengers means that the April 5 town […]
On Thursday evening, February 3, Canton High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Scott Herr Memorial Fitness Center and to thank the various donors who contributed to the project. Approximately 40 people, including members of the Herr family and several of Herr’s former CHS hockey teammates, turned out for the […]
With all of the tough decisions he’s had to make this winter due to the weather, new Superintendent of Schools Jeff Granatino has more than earned his keep in his first year in Canton. That was the consensus last Thursday among School Committee members as they thanked Granatino for making some “excellent calls” with respect […]
After playing seven of its last eight games in the friendly confines of Metropolis Rink, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team traveled to Brockton on Saturday to take on Davenport foe Oliver Ames and somehow — despite playing sub-par hockey for two thirds of the game — managed to skate away with a 4-2 victory. […]
When Canton High School completed its multi-million-dollar renovation project in the fall of 2005, many observers and visitors to the school wondered what would become of the massive yet sparsely furnished “Room 303,” which was tucked away on the second floor above the athletics department, directly across from the glitzy new library/media center. Now, more […]
Five years ago, when Mary Ellen Hudner first joined the Canton Food Pantry as its co-director, her job was, for the most part, fairly straightforward. Her primary responsibilities, which she shared with fellow director Carolann Browne, included managing the food pantry’s inventory, processing new clients, and coordinating fundraising drives. If anything, Hudner’s biggest challenge occurred […]
The CHS boys’ varsity hockey team delivered its finest performance of the season on Saturday, beating a red-hot Mansfield team 2-1 at home in a clash of the Hockomock’s two division leaders. Canton, which now sits alone atop the Davenport Division, improved to 7-1-1 with the win, while the Hornets, who had gone into the […]
Continuing its mission to promote “innovative and productive” programming in the Canton Public Schools, the Canton Alliance for Public Education recently awarded $15,000 in grants to six applicants from its 2010 fall grant cycle. The grants, which have been awarded every year since 2004, are made possible through individual and corporate donations and through the […]
Just two days after extending its season-opening unbeaten streak to six with a convincing win over King Philip, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team returned to home ice on Monday only to have the streak snapped by league rival Franklin in what head coach Brian Shuman called a “winnable game.” The Bulldogs certainly held their […]
This week, as policy makers and prisoners’ rights advocates continue to debate the pros and cons of the governor’s recent and dramatic overhaul of the state parole board, Canton Police Officer Don Wolffe is left to quietly wonder what could have been had the reforms come sooner. Wolffe, a lifelong Canton resident, was among the […]
