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After a later than usual start to the postseason due to the aftermath of the recent blizzard, the top-ranked and heavily favored Canton High boys ice hockey team showed virtually zero rust as they cruised into the MIAA Division 2 Elite Eight with back-to-back blowout victories over No. 32 Somerset-Berkley and No. 16 Hopkinton. Perhaps […]
Mar 5 2026 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After a successful first two years following the adoption of a new municipal energy aggregation program dubbed “Canton Electricity Choice,” town leaders are now setting their sights on a potential renewal of the program — assuming, of course, that the price is still right. That was the key takeaway from a presentation to the Select […]
Mar 5 2026 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner
Thanks to the quick thinking and expertise of neighboring firefighters/paramedics from Norwood and Canton, a 35-year-old Newton woman is on the road to recovery after being struck by an MBTA bus in downtown Norwood earlier this week. The accident occurred around 3:50 p.m. on Monday, March 2, across from Norwood Town Hall in front of […]
Mar 5 2026 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Jay Turner
Seven years after squaring off in one of the town of Canton’s closest-ever political races, former Select Board colleagues Lisa Lopez and Mike Loughran are again vying for the same office — this time with a seat on Beacon Hill on the line. Earlier this week, both Lopez and Loughran announced that they would be […]
Feb 27 2026 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
In a historic showing at last week’s Division 2 Central meet at Wayland High School, three different CHS wrestlers made it all the way through their weight class brackets unscathed to be crowned sectional champions. For all three Bulldogs — sophomore Calvin Quinn, junior Matt Morin and senior Owen Sasin — it marked a new […]
Feb 20 2026 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The field has been set for the 2026 annual town election, and once again, a contested race for Select Board will be the headliner on the April ballot after four candidates returned papers by Tuesday’s nomination deadline for two open seats on the board. With Select Board member Chris Albert opting not to seek reelection […]

Five Bulldog wrestlers battled their way onto the podium, and one of them — sophomore sensation Calvin Quinn — secured the program’s first individual league title in eight seasons at a memorable Hockomock League Championship meet held last Saturday in Foxboro. “The Hockomock League is the best high school wrestling league in the state, hands […]
Feb 6 2026 | Posted in
Uncategorized | By
Jay Turner

The undefeated Canton boys clinched their second consecutive Hockomock Davenport Division title and the girls team made it two wins in their last three meets in another strong week for the Bulldog swim program. The two squads are now 8-0 and 3-5, respectively, and were due to host King Philip Regional in their regular season […]
Jan 30 2026 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

Local residents who tune in to watch next month’s Winter Olympics Games will have an added rooting interest with the selection of three Boston area skaters to represent Team USA in Milan. One of those three, Spencer Akira Howe, is a current Canton resident, and he’ll be making his Olympic debut in the pairs competition alongside his skating partner, Emily Chan of Dedham.
Jan 30 2026 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner

The boys team continued its torrid start to the season while the girls broke into the win column in a memorable start to the new year for the Canton High varsity ice hockey squads. The Canton boys, considered perhaps the runaway favorites for the Division 2 state title this year and a consensus top-10 team […]
Jan 8 2026 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner