Down by three in the final period against a good Mansfield team and in real danger of falling out of contention for the Hockomock title, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team could have easily thrown in the towel and accepted its second defeat in as many games. Instead, the Bulldogs stormed back to life, scoring […]
SJC rules against town, but state agrees to fund most infrastructure requests While there is no way to sugarcoat last week’s defeat in the state’s highest court, officials in Canton remain very optimistic that the town will end up on the winning side of its dispute with Westwood Station after all — perhaps even sharing […]
While the recent pledge by Governor Deval Patrick to maintain local aid at current levels in 2011 was welcome news to be sure, school officials in Canton still have a million reasons to be worried about their FY2011 operating budget, beginning — and seemingly ending — with a million-dollar shortfall tied to out-of-district special education […]
After a brutal 0-7 stretch that included five straight away games to open the season, the CHS girls’ varsity basketball team finally found its groove last week with two impressive road victories: 64-56 over non-league Bedford and 76-61 over Hockomock opponent King Philip. Head coach Kaitlin Mills could not have been happier with her team’s […]
It seems hard to fathom considering the Bulldogs’ hot start, but after falling to undefeated Franklin 4-1 last week in what head coach Brian Shuman described as a “winnable game,” the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team suddenly finds itself in fourth place and in must-win mode heading into the halfway mark of the season. While […]
While it is customary to leave an offering in the collection plate, several parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Church had no choice but to pay up recently when their cars, which they had parked in the Canton Center MBTA commuter rail lot during Sunday services, were smacked with a $5 ticket despite the fact […]
A day after burying their friend and former teammate Scott Herr, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team returned to the ice following two cancellations and offered a fitting tribute in the form of two blowout victories: 5-0 over Stoughton and 9-1 over a frustrated King Philip team. Head coach Brian Shuman said the Stoughton game, […]
After five tough games on the road to open the season, the CHS girls’ varsity basketball team was more than happy to play both of its games at home last week, and it showed in the Bulldogs’ performance as they played both opponents closer and produced more offensively. Now they just have to win. As […]
While it is still too early to know for sure, the Canton Public Schools looks to be headed toward a “very, very dark period” for the next couple of years, according to Superintendent Dr. John D’Auria, who previewed the FY2011 operating budget at last week’s School Committee meeting. Although no actual line items were discussed, […]
Editor’s note: Although it is impossible to properly measure the importance of one event against another, the editors of the Canton Citizen have carefully reviewed all of the stories that made headlines this year and have selected the ones that they feel have had the greatest impact on the community. What follows then, is the […]
