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It was a low scoring but productive week for the CHS boys’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs climbed over .500 with back-to-back wins over Oliver Ames (4-3) and Milford (7-0). Although neither opponent has looked all that formidable this season, head coach Bill Bendell was quick to note that division matchups are always tough — […]
Apr 24 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After a period of relative inactivity following their latest unsuccessful rezoning attempt, representatives for Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber factory site on Revere Street, resurfaced at a Planning Board hearing last week with a proposal to subdivide the 40-acre property into five industrial lots. Exactly what that could mean for the […]
Apr 24 2014 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner
The following article originally appeared in the April 17 issue of the Canton Citizen. The communities of Canton and St. John the Evangelist lost a beloved and inspirational friend last week with the passing of Jean Sicard Kelleher at the age of 54. A nearly lifelong resident of the town and a 30-year veteran educator […]
Apr 24 2014 | Posted in
Featured Content | By
Jay Turner

Update: The CHS girls’ lacrosse team made it seven wins in a row with victories this week over North Attleboro (13-6) and Norwood (17-12). With three more victories last week, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team is off to its best start in years, holding steady with division rival Foxboro at 5-0-1 overall. While the […]
Apr 24 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner

A close loss to the defending state champs, a successful team fundraiser, and a thrilling comeback victory highlighted a productive second week for the CHS varsity softball team. While it wasn’t perfect — the team still lost three out of four games and fell to 1-5 overall — the Bulldogs certainly have a reason to […]
Apr 17 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It was an exciting start to the season for the CHS girls’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs salvaged a draw with a strong second half against Mansfield last Wednesday. Trailing 12-9 at halftime, Canton outscored Mansfield 8-5 the rest of the way on the Hornets’ home field, capped off by Mary McNeil’s game-tying goal with […]
Apr 10 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After a promising start followed by some unexpected delays, the Neponset River Watershed Association is moving full steam ahead with its small dams program — an ambitious, long-term, and ultimately costly project targeting the roughly 100 obsolete dams along the Neponset and its tributaries. Over the next several years, the watershed association, which is headquartered […]
Apr 10 2014 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
Ten incumbents and two newcomers sailed into office uncontested, and the Canton business community secured a new tax exemption in an otherwise lackluster town election held on Tuesday, April 8. Only 428, or approximately 3 percent, of the town’s more than 14,000 registered voters turned out at the polls this year; however, it was still […]

Coming off a historic and memorable 2013 campaign that ended in the Division 3 state semifinals, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team returned to the turf last week with several new starters and high hopes for another successful season. And already the Bulldogs have two impressive wins under their belts, including a thrilling comeback against Mansfield […]
Apr 10 2014 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Canton’s Meghan Lennon has earned her third straight Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week award after leading the Endicott College women’s lacrosse team to two big wins last week. Lennon tallied an impressive four goals and two assists in a 14-9 victory over the University of New England and also had a goal and […]
Apr 3 2014 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Jay Turner