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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.)

Cutter shines as CHS girls tennis takes 2 of 3

Sophomore singles player Camila Cutter continued her torrid stretch and every other starter recorded at least one victory as the CHS girls tennis team enjoyed its best week to date — doubling its season win total and taking two of three matches overall to improve to 4-8. As of May 16, the Bulldogs were still […]

Prosecutors, Read attys clash in pre-trial hearing

In a highly anticipated pre-trial hearing that drew over 100 spectators and a throng of media members to Norfolk Superior Court, defense attorneys for Karen Read sparred with county prosecutors over key pieces of evidence and offered radically different theories as to their significance in the January 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. […]

Girls lax bounces back with 3 straight blowout wins

Coming off a tough two-game stretch that included one-goal losses to both Braintree and Quincy, the CHS girls lacrosse team had the perfect get-right week and certainly made the most of it, demolishing Kelley-Rex foes Taunton and Attleboro by the combined margin of 32-7. The Canton girls then made it three straight games with exactly […]

Red-hot CHS boys lax wins 4 in a row

Momentum has been steadily building for the CHS boys lacrosse team, which now sits alone in second place in the Hockomock Davenport Division after Monday’s blowout road win at Taunton. The 20-4 victory was the Bulldogs’ most lopsided result of the season and came just days after their closest game to date — a 12-11, […]

New evidence emerges in case involving death of Boston Police officer

New questions are being raised and assumptions are being reconsidered concerning the January 2022 death of John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer and Canton resident who was found dead in the snow outside a home on Fairview Road. O’Keefe’s girlfriend, Karen Read of Mansfield, was arrested days after his body was discovered and was subsequently […]

Boys go 3-0, girls earn first win in big week for CHS tennis teams

After a rough start to the season against two of the league’s toughest opponents, both CHS tennis teams broke into the win column last week behind a good mix of singles and doubles performances. On the boys’ side, reigning league MVP Max Kupferman and exciting rookie Bharat Ramanathan combined to go 6-0 as Canton reeled […]

Voters back Albert, McCourt in close Select Board race

There will be some new faces stepping into town leadership positions following a hotly contested local election that culminated Tuesday night at the polls. In all, nearly 4,000 residents cast a ballot in this year’s town election, which featured races for Select Board, School Committee, and Library Board of Trustees. In what could be classified […]

Canton’s annual town election set for Tuesday, April 4

Tuesday, April 4 is decision day for Canton voters as they head to the polls to settle contested races for Select Board, School Committee and Library Board of Trustees. Officially, voting began on March 25 with both in-person and vote-by-mail options for anyone preferring to cast their ballot early. For all others, polls will be […]

Icemen cruise into D2 quarters with back-to-back W’s

With two impressive shutout wins in a three-day span last week, the Canton High boys ice hockey team punched their ticket back to the Division 2 Elite Eight — setting up a huge showdown last night with sixth-seeded Newburyport, their longtime rivals from the north. Coming in as the No. 3 seed with a record […]

CHS girls hockey on a roll entering D2 state tournament

Update: The CHS girls ice hockey team is headed to the Division 2 Elite Eight after knocking off Westwood and Milton in recent state tournament action. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs will face the winner of No. 5 Algonquin and No. 12 Dedham on March 9 at the Canton Ice House. *** The Canton High girls ice […]

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