This coming Tuesday, April 8, is Election Day in Canton, and voters should have very little difficulty filling out their ballots with only one name listed for each of the 12 open seats. This will mark the second straight election — and third in the last four years — that Canton has not had a […]
After more than 70 years of continuous and successful operation, Connors Wayside Furniture on Route 138 is planning to close up shop and retire — and owners Jerry Connors and Peter Bickoff believe they have found the right buyer to take their place. While nothing has been finalized, Connors and Bickoff have agreed to a […]
* Kate D’Orazio of Canton is running in the 118th Boston Marathon as a member of the Harvard College Marathon Challenge team. D’Orazio, a 2011 CHS graduate and a junior at Harvard, is hoping to raise at least $2,620 for Team HCMC. All funds raised will benefit the Phillips Brooks House Association Summer Urban Program, […]
Tomorrow night they rock out, and next weekend they will run. That is the upcoming itinerary for supporters of the Williamsons of Canton, a tight-knit family of four who are bravely waging two separate cancer battles
After managing to win over all five selectmen and most of the voters at last year’s annual town meeting, the developer of a proposed 160-unit senior assisted living facility on Turnpike Street has run into a few roadblocks during the permitting process, fueled by ongoing concerns over the height of the structure and the absence […]
One of the most rewarding and memorable seasons in CHS hockey history came to an abrupt end Sunday night as No. 5 Canton fell to No. 3 Medfield 3-2 in the Division 2 south title game. Playing for their fourth straight postseason win and with a trip to the TD Garden on the line, the […]
Update: The CHS boys’ hockey team is headed to the D2 south finals after demolishing No. 1 Plymouth South 7-1 Thursday night at Gallo Rink in Bourne. The Bulldogs will play No. 3 Medfield on Sunday, March 9, at 4:45 p.m. The winner moves on to the Division 2 state championship game. *** Way back […]
For the first time in the history of CHS wrestling, the Bulldogs have an All-State finalist — make that two All-State finalists, after seniors Quinn Merrigan and Chris Sullivan both achieved the feat at the prestigious MIAA tourney held last weekend at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. Both went 3-1 overall and took home second […]
In the spring of 2011, Bill Connors was training for his 11th marathon when he began experiencing chest pain and decided to visit the emergency room. Although x-rays quickly ruled out heart trouble as the cause, the ensuing tests revealed an unexpected and very frightening diagnosis: malignant thymoma, a form of cancer originating in the […]
The Canton High wrestling team’s historic 2014 season just keeps getting better. After taking fourth as a team at the Division 3 central sectional meet with five top-three finishes, the Bulldogs took it up a few notches at last weekend’s D3 state championship tournament, capturing two individual titles and finishing third overall out of 28 […]
