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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.)

Father’s Day ceremony to honor ‘great dad’ Tom Gunning

This coming Sunday, June 19, as families around the world celebrate the fathers and father figures in their lives, the Canton community will gather at Windsor Woods field to celebrate the life and legacy of one of their own, Thomas J. Gunning, a dedicated community member and an adored father of three. Gunning, a lifelong […]

CHS boys tennis season ends in D2 south quarters

With a 4-1 loss to Westwood on Monday, the Canton High boys tennis team closed the book on a truly memorable spring campaign — one that included a winning record and the team’s first tournament victory in several seasons. While it wasn’t the storybook ending they had hoped for, the Bulldogs nevertheless had a lot […]

Canton High School graduates Class of 2016

See this week’s Canton Citizen for complete graduation coverage, including then and now photos, future plans, scholarships and awards, and more. Decked out in their new green gowns and custom-designed caps, the 233 members of the Canton High School Class of 2016 celebrated both their unity and uniqueness during a memorable commencement ceremony held last […]

CHS boys lax loses nail-biter in D2 south playoffs

For the second year in a row, the Canton High boys lacrosse team drew a tough opponent from Cape Cod in the opening round of the south sectional playoffs and came up just a few goals short of advancing. Last year it was third-seeded Dennis-Yarmouth who knocked off the Bulldogs by a final score of […]

Where Are They Now: CHS Alumni Arts Edition

From the art studios to the rehearsal spaces to the video editing rooms of Canton High School, scores of young artists have discovered their passions and nurtured their talents during their time as students there. Indeed,

CHS girls lacrosse on cusp of postseason berth

Update: The Canton High girls lacrosse team defeated Attleboro 15-9 on Wednesday, punching their ticket to the MIAA tournament. The lady Bulldogs finish the regular season at 8-8 overall. Wednesday was make-or-break time for the CHS girls lacrosse team as the lady Bulldogs traveled to Attleboro needing one more win to lock up a spot in […]

Tennis teams mirror one another in action-packed week

After taking diverging paths over the first few weeks of May, both the CHS boys and girls tennis teams produced strikingly similar results across three matches last week. Not only did the two squads both go 2-1 with a loss to Foxboro and wins against Attleboro and Oliver Ames; they did so by the same […]

Canton braces for busy road construction season

The warm weather has arrived and summer is drawing near, which is good news for Canton schoolchildren but not necessarily for local motorists. For the lazy days of summer also happen to be the peak of the outdoor construction season, and over the next several months there are several major roadway projects planned in Canton. […]

Canton woman pays it forward with kidney donation

When Nancy Cahillane Connor made the decision to offer one of her healthy kidneys to Stephanie Glazer — a New Jersey woman who had only come into her life just months earlier — she made sure to do her homework and thought long and hard about the surgery and the recovery time and all that […]

Double-OT win highlights strong week for CHS boys lax

Senior captain Ben O’Neill continued to state his case for league MVP and the defense was its usual dominant self as the CHS boys lacrosse team earned a 1-1 split in two tough road matches last week against North Attleboro and Foxboro. With the win and the loss — both by a single goal — […]

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