A pair of zoning proposals that would have paved the way for the redevelopment of the former Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street were officially put on hold last week after the developers determined that the project was not quite ready for the “prime time” stage of the upcoming May town meeting. In a scheduled […]
On the morning of March 4, Steven Anderson opened an email from a friend that immediately took him back to his days as an engineer for the Canton DPW in the early 1980s. In it was a link to a news story about Gina McCarthy, the former Canton health agent who, as Anderson would soon […]
Update: The No. 1 seeded CHS boys’ hockey team fell to No. 4 Oliver Ames 2-0 in the south sectional semifinals Wednesday night. The Bulldogs finish the season at 16-4-2 overall. It was a lot closer than many fans expected, but in the end the top-seeded CHS boys’ hockey team managed to take care of […]
They have been teammates and friends for almost a dozen years — going back to their earliest days in the Canton Pop Warner program — and on Wednesday, February 6, Stephen Cesso and Maurice Hurst celebrated another major milestone together when they gathered at Xaverian Brothers High School with their families for a football commitment […]
After cruising through the regular season with 16 wins in 20 games, the Canton High girls’ ice hockey team had its postseason dreams dashed at the hands of 20th seeded Tewksbury/Methuen, which shocked the Bulldogs 7-3 on their home ice last Wednesday, February 27. The loss certainly qualified as an upset — Tewksbury/Methuen (8-7-3) had […]
After years of contending with both “friendly” and “unfriendly” affordable housing projects in an effort to meet the state’s 10 percent threshold as required under Chapter 40B, the town of Canton has finally earned the right to be selective in the types of developments it approves — and officials intend to keep it that way, […]
This coming Saturday, March 9, a group of firefighters and police officers from Canton and surrounding towns will take to the ice with heavy hearts as they skate in memory of a fallen brother, CPD Officer Ralph Centeno, in the fifth annual Canton Fire/Police Charity Hockey Benefit at Metropolis Rink. This year’s event will feature […]
Playoff hockey season has officially arrived in Massachusetts, and both Canton squads are right in the thick of the action as usual, with the boys nabbing the top overall seed in the Division 2 south bracket and the girls earning the No. 4 seed in the 22-team Division 2 tournament.
Is it a pond or a river? That is the big question currently facing the Canton Conservation Commission with regard to a portion of the Canton River abutting a proposed five-unit condominium project on Plymouth Street — a project that could very well be forced to alter its plans for a second time in less […]
For the second year in a row, the Canton High wrestling program has produced a state champion after junior Quinn Merrigan, fresh off his victory in the recent south sectionals, fought back from a 6-4 deficit to pin his opponent in the finals of the Division 3 state tournament. Wrestling at 138 pounds, Merrigan defeated […]
