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Jay 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 here for complete bio.)

Where Are They Now: Fall Alumni Retrospective

The 2018 fall sports season gave Bulldog fans plenty of thrills and a whole lot to cheer about as CHS teams combined to win a whopping 67 percent of their games (74-35-7) while hoisting three new Hockomock championship banners and garnering 17 league all-star nods. But it wasn’t just the current crop of CHS stars […]

Loaded girls hockey team off to hot start

Update: The CHS girls hockey team held on to beat Medfield/Norton 3-2 in overtime in the opening round of the Canton Ice House Invitational on Thursday. The unbeaten lady Bulldogs will now battle Westwood for the tournament title on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. With two more convincing wins last week, the CHS varsity girls hockey […]

CHS boys hockey claims 4th straight Gormley Cup

For the fourth consecutive season, the Canton High boys ice hockey team are the Gormley Cup champions after knocking off both Plymouth teams within a three-day span last week at Gallo Arena in Bourne. Billed as the earliest high school hockey tournament in Massachusetts, the season-opening competition honors longtime educator and coach Jim Gormley, who […]

New owners aim to jumpstart Canton condo projects

The Canton housing market could soon see an influx of new inventory with several major condominium developments expected to break ground in 2019 after lengthy delays. Three in particular — at the Paul Revere Heritage site, at the former Emerson and Cuming property on Washington Street, and at the Connor’s Wayside building on Route 138 […]

Life after Woolsey: Local native details wildfire destruction

As she drove down the quarter-mile entrance to Paramount Ranch Park in the Santa Monica Mountains last Friday, Michele Fitzwilliam looked on with a mix of amazement and horror at the sheer devastation that nature had wrought. On a stretch of roadway where hundreds of trees once stood, there was “nothing but black and silver […]

Canton High volleyball makes run to D2 sectional finals

An unforgettable 2018 CHS volleyball season ended in heartbreak for the Bulldogs on Saturday with a five-set loss to a talented and gritty Groton-Dunstable team in the Division 2 central sectional championship game at Wellesley High School. Seeded first overall and coming off an exciting semifinal win over No. 5 Medway a few days prior, […]

Proponents of detox back to ZBA with new appeal

Six months after being rejected by the ZBA in its bid to qualify as a nursing or convalescent home under the zoning bylaw, the proponents of a proposed 48-bed substance abuse detoxification facility on Turnpike Street have gone back to the zoning board — this time with a new legal argument and hopes of a […]

Students and colleagues pay tribute to Mr. Badoian

Within hours of the announcement of his passing late last month, the remembrances began pouring in online. Dozens of former students and colleagues, spanning multiple generations and time zones, flocked to Facebook to pay tribute to the late, great Martin “Marty” Badoian — the legendary CHS math teacher, coach and force of nature who defined […]

CHS boys soccer falls short in Div. 2 south opener

A CHS boys soccer season that began with high hopes and so much promise — and featured a number of impressive achievements along the way — ended abruptly Sunday night with a hard-fought but ultimately disappointing first round loss in the Division 2 south sectional tournament. Seeded fifth in the 16-team bracket after a 10-4-4 […]

Midterm elections set for Tuesday, November 6

A contested U.S. Senate seat, several statewide races, and a trio of intriguing ballot questions will all be up for grabs when Canton voters head to the polls for the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 6. Headlining this year’s ballot are two big-name incumbents, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R), […]

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