Update: The CHS baseball team got back to .500 with back-to-back victories over Sharon and Foxboro earlier this week. The Bulldogs need two more wins to clinch a spot in the south sectional tournament. The Canton High baseball team is still in contention for a playoff bid after taking two of four last week to […]
The Canton Public Schools will have an earlier than normal start next year after the Canton Teachers Association voted to alter its contract to allow for a return prior to Labor Day. Under the revised school calendar approved last week by the School Committee, the new first day for students in grades 1-12 will be […]
A Canton father and son combined efforts to detain a man suspected of breaking into the family car on Wisteria Way (off Lawrence Street) early Saturday morning, May 3, around 12:30 a.m. The 911 caller reported that her husband, Paul McGrath, and son, Dan McGrath, had gone outside to confront the suspect and a disturbance […]
Despite a disappointing loss in the late innings to Dedham last week, the CHS baseball team bounced back with arguably its best performance of the season — an 8-2 win over Foxboro on April 24. With a 1-1 record during school vacation week, the Bulldogs are now 4-4 and still in the hunt for a […]
Both CHS outdoor track teams were hoping to get back on the winning track this week with a home meet against Milford scheduled for Tuesday, April 29. In their last meet prior to April vacation, both teams were dominated by a powerful Oliver Ames squad, with the girls losing 98.5-37.5 and the boys falling 120-16. […]
The Butcherie II, located at 15 Washington Street, is still open for business, but as of Monday morning, April 28, there was no cooking allowed as a result of a kitchen fire that occurred last Wednesday, April 23, around 11 a.m. Fire Lt. Donald Lester said the fire was deemed accidental. A gas stove malfunctioned […]
Canton homeowners can expect to pay an average of $68 more per year, or $17 more quarterly, as a result of new water and sewer rates approved by selectmen for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. While water rates are actually decreasing, the sewer rate is rising sharply. Doug Gardner, president of Pioneer Consulting […]
At least 100 gallons of diesel fuel were contained following an accident between a garbage truck and a box truck on Route 138 near Farrington Lane and the junction of Route 128 on Friday, April 18, around 4 p.m. Both drivers were able to exit their vehicles prior to the arrival of police and firefighters. […]
A combination of strong pitching and clutch hitting helped propel the Canton High baseball team to consecutive wins last week over Franklin and Milford. The two wins evened the Bulldogs’ record to 2-2 and gave the team some important momentum in league play during the second week of the season. On Wednesday, April 9, Canton […]
The CHS girls’ track team earned its first win of the season last week, beating Sharon 80-56 behind strong performances by Rachel Campagna, Catherine Song, Samantha Koplik, and Michaela Kelly. Campagna, a senior, once again scored in all four of her events and is currently the team’s leading scorer. She placed first in the 400 […]
