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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Editor’s note: Shortly after midnight on January 1, Scott Herr, a 2009 graduate of Canton High School and a freshman at Northeastern University, was killed when the truck he was riding in, driven by his girlfriend, crashed along an icy stretch of road near Buffalo, New York. He is survived by his parents, Joseph and […]
Jan 7 2010 | Posted in
News,
Opinion,
Schools | By
Jay Turner

Editor’s note: On February 1, Jonathan Forman, a Canton resident and a proud father of two girls, lost his battle with Ewing’s sarcoma, a form of cancer that affects the chest and lungs. He was the sole guardian of both daughters, Aimee and Sabrina. Anyone interested in supporting the girls and their Aunt Sandy in […]
Jul 31 2008 | Posted in
Citizen Classics | By
Jay Turner
It isn’t often that a high school football coach in Massachusetts gets compared to a coach in the National Football League, let alone any number of the league’s all-time great coaches. Then again, it isn’t often that a coach inherits a proud yet struggling program, comes in and beats the super bowl-bound Thanksgiving Day rivals […]
Nov 15 2007 | Posted in
Canton History | By
Jay Turner
Part 1 – A Season to Remember Part 2 – ‘Snow Bowl’ caps off storybook season Part 3 – Coach Paul Therrian, the legend
Nov 15 2007 | Posted in
Citizen Classics | By
Jay Turner

It will forever be remembered as the “snow bowl,” but Canton High School’s super bowl win over Somerset on December 5, 1981 was so much more than that. Not only was it the necessary icing on the cake that was the 1981 regular season — a perfect campaign complete with blowouts, nail biters and comebacks — […]
Nov 1 2007 | Posted in
Canton History | By
Jay Turner

CHS Hall of Fame to honor 1981 Super Bowl champs There was a time when Canton High School football reigned supreme, when the green and white were kings of the Hockomock League, and when hundreds of Canton faithful packed the stands at every game to support the unstoppable Bulldogs. Over the span of three seasons, […]
Oct 25 2007 | Posted in
Canton History | By
Jay Turner