CHS basketball standout Sam Larson joined the prestigious 1,000-point club earlier this week, becoming only the sixth player in school history to do so. The senior captain, whose name will be added to a banner in the Masciarelli rafters in a future ceremony, accomplished this feat on Sunday against Fairhaven as the Bulldogs wrapped up […]
No one was injured and an investigation is continuing into a tractor trailer fire that occurred on Monday, February 17, around 7:30 p.m. at Abbott-Avon Packaging, located at 10 Campanelli Circle near the Canton SportsPlex. Nine firefighters, three engines, and Fire Chief Charlie Doody responded to the scene. Doody earlier this week termed the origin […]
Avenging an earlier loss to rival Sharon, the Canton High boys’ basketball team won its sixth straight game Friday night with an impressive and dominating 97-71 win over the first-place Eagles (12-5) in the CHS gym. With the victory, the Bulldogs reached the all-important 10-win mark, thus assuring themselves of a spot in the upcoming […]
The CHS indoor track team will send 10 individual qualifiers and several relay participants to the Division 4 Indoor Track & Field Championship meet scheduled for this Sunday, February 16, at 1 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Some of the athletes have qualified for more than one running event but will have […]
Canton-based Dunkin’ Brands, parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins, has made good on its commitment to aid the town in return for a reworked tax agreement. Earlier this week, the company presented a $25,000 check to selectmen for the new Council on Aging building on Pleasant Street. Renovations to the former Knights of […]
Canton School Superintendent Jeff Granatino plans to appoint a permanent principal for the John F. Kennedy Elementary School within the next week after narrowing the list of candidates down to two finalists: interim JFK Principal Sarah Collmer and Eric Stark, a principal in the Woburn school system. Collmer was named interim principal in early September […]
After surviving cancer in her early 20s and a pregnancy rife with complications, Erica (Fletcher) Shea, a 2003 Canton High School graduate, is now battling end-stage congestive heart failure and is in desperate need of a new heart. Shea, who lives in Stoughton with her husband, David, and their son, Ryder, is currently at home […]
An independent film on “Batman” by Canton native Tom Mariano was filmed at Canton Police headquarters on Washington Street on Saturday, February 1. Mariano, who has acted in several films, shot footage inside and outside of the building, including shots of the interrogation room. The film will be aired in America and Europe in late […]
Coming off a six-game losing streak and in danger of falling out of playoff contention, the Canton High boys’ basketball team bounced back in convincing fashion against Milford last week, exploding for 66 second-half points in a 95-72 home win Friday night. The Bulldogs then defeated Fairhaven 60-31 at home on Sunday to improve to […]
The CHS girls’ indoor track team closed out the regular season with an impressive 54.66-39.33 win over Foxboro last week to finish at 3-2 overall. “It’s unusual to win a meet by more than 15 points when you only win five of the 11 events,” remarked head coach Dan Ashman after the meet. “But we […]
