It’s going to be a winter of adjustment for the hockey-crazed town of Canton as teams of all ages and their fans get used to life without their beloved Metropolis Rink. Closed since last February following the collapse of the roof, the old barn or “Ponky,” as it is affectionately known, has gone from being […]
The Canton High boys swim team is off to its best start in several years after knocking off both Ashland and Medfield and tying Taunton to open the season at 2-0-1. The girls swimmers, meanwhile, are still searching for their first victory but have the perfect person to help right the ship in senior captain […]
The theme of this year’s CHS boys ice hockey season is “no excuses,” and the Bulldogs certainly walked the walk on opening weekend as they reeled off three big wins in a 72-hour span. The boys kicked things off with a thrilling 4-2 victory over rival Franklin in the season opener Friday night at Providence […]
Thousands of miles from home in the comfort and relative safety of his Canton apartment, Dr. Hassan Aboukhater cannot seem to sit still. Gathered in the family room with his wife, Noor, and his two youngest children, 17-year-old twins Matthew and Jude, he moves about the space frequently, changing his seat on more than one occasion. He is friendly and talkative, but also restless, his heart still transfixed on the world he left behind in his native Syria.
It was a banner opening week for the Canton High varsity wrestling team as the Bulldogs earned a thrilling dual-meet win over King Philip and then set a new team record with a third-place finish at the annual Scituate Tournament. While it’s too early to make any proclamations, the Bulldogs already appear to be firing […]
After a string of planning and zoning board hearings and numerous plan revisions, the owners of a proposed mixed-use/condo conversion project at the former Emerson and Cuming property on Washington Street are inching their way toward the finish line but still have a few sizable hurdles to clear. Located a few lots north of Town […]
It’s not often that Canton’s Mary McNeil gets to be the first in her family to accomplish an athletic feat, but the third youngest of 11 siblings recently did just that as she helped guide the Merrimack College field hockey team to the brink of an NCAA national championship. With the former Bulldog standout anchoring […]
It just wasn’t in the cards. For CHS volleyball coach Pat Cawley and her talented Bulldogs squad, that was the harsh reality after Saturday night’s season-ending, 3-0 loss to top-seeded Westboro in the Division 2 central sectional finals. Playing in their third sectional title game in four seasons and full of confidence after back-to-back shutout […]
As local hunters count down the days to the first legal, albeit strictly controlled deer hunt in the Blue Hills Reservation in more than a century, a growing collective of opponents have taken to the streets to voice their displeasure over what they allege to be an inhumane and largely ineffective attempt at population control. […]
An exciting and impressive playoff run came to an end for the CHS field hockey team on Sunday as the Bulldogs fell to No. 2 Walpole 3-1 in the quarterfinal round of the Division 1 south sectional tournament. Seeded 23rd out of 24 teams after an up-and-down regular season (8-7-3), the Canton girls got a […]
