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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It’s every young sports fan’s dream to catch a souvenir at a ball game, but after 7-year-old Celtics superfan Noah Chase did just that at the TD Garden last month — snagging one of the t-shirts that the team throws into the stands during timeouts — he found that the bigger thrill was in giving […]
Dec 30 2016 | Posted in
Sports | By
Jay Turner

The third time was the charm for the Canton High boys ice hockey team as the Bulldogs picked up victory number one with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bishop Feehan last week. While the young Canton icemen have yet to find their groove offensively, head coach Brian Shuman thought they played a solid game overall […]
Dec 30 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

A whopping 11 public projects, many of which are “shovel ready,” will all be in line for some form of Community Preservation Act funding in the spring in what Community Preservation Committee Chairman George Comeau is calling a “banner year” for the CPA in Canton. At its meeting held last Tuesday, December 20, the eight-member […]
Dec 30 2016 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner

Blessed with considerable roster depth and some legitimate top-end talent, the CHS wrestling team enters the 2016-17 season full of excitement and with high hopes for a strong winter campaign. Already, the Bulldogs have a convincing league win under their belts — 51-27 over Oliver Ames — along with a program-best showing at the annual […]
Dec 23 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

Popular youth motivational speaker and self proclaimed “professional teenager” Mike Smith brought his message of positive thinking, passionate giving, and extraordinary living to a packed Canton High School gymnasium last Wednesday, December 14.
Dec 23 2016 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jay Turner

It once covered the original wooden dome of the Massachusetts State House and protected the hull of the nation’s most famous war ship. And now that same, good old-fashioned, American-made Revere copper could be making its way home to Canton, thanks to a partnership forged between the town’s Paul Revere Heritage Commission and Revere Copper […]
Last Tuesday evening at the Canton Public Library, a group of concerned local citizens, united by their shared values and a deep and abiding terror over a Donald Trump-led White House, gathered to discuss ways that they could support their fellow residents and help ensure that the Canton community remains “safe for diversity.” “We’re a […]
Dec 9 2016 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner

The addition of bow-and-arrow permits and an expansion into the previously off-limits area around Ponkapoag Pond in Canton are some of the major changes in store for the 2016 edition of the Blue Hills controlled deer hunt, which gets underway just before sunrise this coming Tuesday, November 29. Launched in 2015 in response to a […]
Nov 25 2016 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Jay Turner

After an impressive showing against division foe Milford in last Wednesday’s Division 2 central semifinals, the Canton High girls volleyball team found itself in a familiar position on Saturday — squaring off against a highly ranked opponent on a neutral court with a sectional championship on the line. “Unfortunately,” noted head coach Pat Cawley after […]
Nov 18 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
On Saturday, November 12, while many in Canton and around the country were trying to move on from an emotionally charged and tumultuous campaign season, 16 of the town’s election workers and Canton’s four voter registrars found themselves back at town hall, reliving election night one hand-counted ballot at a time. Canton’s precinct five, it […]