Despite losing a host of talented players as well as their coach for the past three seasons, the new-look CHS girls’ soccer team looked sharp in their 2013 debut, breezing past nonleague Norwood 3-0 in Saturday’s season opener. The victory marked the dawn of a new era for the Bulldogs, who will be playing without […]
Beginning next Saturday, September 21, thousands of festival goers will descend on Prowse Farm in Canton for the fourth annual Life is good Festival, a two-day celebration of music and optimism sponsored by Boston-based apparel company Life is good in partnership with acclaimed concert promoter Superfly Presents. The “one of a kind,” all-ages event is […]
On Friday, September 6, at Memorial Field, the Canton High School football program will celebrate one of its greatest living legends with a special intra-squad scrimmage and charity event in honor of Billy Cravens, a 1976 graduate and former standout halfback who was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Organized by head coach Dave […]
It’s fun yet competitive, corporate backed yet community oriented. It’s the Reebok/Canton Road Race, and it’s back by popular demand on Saturday, October 5, at Reebok International with a variety of race options for participants of all ages and ability levels. Now in its ninth year, the Reebok/Canton race has become one of the more […]
The Canton Board of Selectmen announced a sweeping agreement last week with the developers of University Station, formerly Westwood Station — marking an end to one of the longest and costliest legal battles in town history and paving the way for construction of the long awaited mixed-use project on the Westwood/Canton border. The 21-page “cooperation […]
Update: Another Dunkin Donuts was robbed on Monday, August 19, bringing the count to 12 in eastern Massachusetts since March, according to the Boston Globe. The robbery occurred at 395 Providence Highway in Dedham around 10 p.m., and the suspect matched the description in the other robberies, according to the Globe. The Canton Police Department […]
Purchase age raised to 21, assorted products banned ~ Beginning next year, tobacco users in Canton will be faced with some of the toughest regulations in the country after the Board of Health voted unanimously Monday night to raise the legal purchase age to 21 while at the same time banning a slew of “nonmedical” […]
The Boston Globe has launched a new e-book from renowned Globe columnist, author and Canton resident Beverly Beckham. The book, entitled The Best of Beverly Beckham: I was the sun, the kids were my planets and other reflections from the Globe columnist, was released last month and reflects on Beckham’s life experiences, focusing on her […]
On Monday, August 12, the Canton Board of Health will hold a public hearing to discuss and vote on revisions to the town’s current regulation prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors. The proposed revisions include raising the age for individuals who wish to purchase cigarettes, cigars, or other tobacco products in the town […]
As a senior communications consultant with nearly two decades in the public relations field, Canton resident Liza Colburn considers it a must that she believes what her clients are selling. So when Hawaii’s leading solar energy firm, RevoluSun, came calling after expanding to two locations in Massachusetts, Colburn went right to work learning as much […]
