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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.)

CHS boys lax stuns Sharon, wins Davenport crown

Update: With a win over Attleboro on Wednesday, the CHS boys lacrosse team clinched the 2015 Davenport Division championship. The Bulldogs finished with a 6-3 league record and will wrap up the regular season with four straight nonleague games. Only two weeks removed from upsetting highly ranked Foxboro, the CHS boys lacrosse team made the […]

Former Bulldog standout stars in first play

After many years of starring on the gridiron, Canton native and Wesleyan University freshman Elias Camacho recently decided to test the waters on a different kind of stage, joining a student-run theater group for their recent production of Paul Downs Colaizzo’s Really, Really. Camacho, in his first-ever live performance, tackled the challenging role of Davis, […]

Girls lax still hopeful despite 2 more close L’s

The heartbreak continued for the CHS girls lacrosse team last week as the Bulldogs endured two more close losses, falling to Apponequet and Oliver Ames by a combined three goals. The team is now 2-7 on the season, with six of their nine games having been decided by three goals or less. “Our games have […]

Canton braces for blockbuster town meeting season

The countdown to town meeting 2015 is officially underway, and Canton voters may want to rest up and get ready as this one could well be a blockbuster. With a whopping 49 warrant articles to deliberate and vote on, including

Boys lax earns statement win vs. rival Foxboro

Led by junior goalie Chris Albert and breakout sophomore sensation Shaun Kirby, the Canton High boys lacrosse team earned its biggest win of the young season last week, upsetting division leading Foxboro 7-5 at the CHS turf field. “We played our best game overall; we’re really starting to come together,” said an excited head coach […]

Community mourns loss of popular pastor

The parish family of St. John the Evangelist and the local Catholic community are shocked and grief-stricken over the loss of popular pastor Michael McLellan, who died unexpectedly at the start of the 11:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, April 26. “Father Mike,” as he was known to parishioners, had just entered from the back of […]

Upcoming town meeting chock full of zoning changes

A new hotel on Royall Street, restaurants and entertainment on Dedham Street and 138, a solar installation on Walpole Street, a Paul Revere heritage site, nine acres of parkland, condominiums, shops, a child care center, even a new roadway — it’s a veritable zoning bonanza, and it’s all on the table beginning Monday, May 11, […]

Bulldog legend captures college hockey’s biggest prize

His name is hockey royalty around these parts, but Kevin Rooney has played his way onto the throne. Only five years after delivering Canton High School its first state hockey championship and three years removed from winning a New England prep school title as a member of the Berkshire Bears, Rooney has done it again […]

CHS lax teams open season with high expectations

The CHS spring sports season officially got underway last week with the start of boys and girls lacrosse, and both teams have high hopes for 2015 despite a less than stellar opening week. Both squads lost their season opener to defending Kelly-Rex champion Franklin last Wednesday — the boys on the road and the girls […]

Challengers Feeney, Porter claim victory in BOS race

For the first time in more than a decade, the town of Canton will welcome some new faces and new perspectives to the Board of Selectmen after voters on Tuesday opted for a pair of political novices, Kevin Feeney and Mark Porter, in a closely contested five-way race for two open seats. Feeney, a Canton […]

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