A mysterious late-night shooting incident that has gone unsolved for six months now appears to be drug-related after the victim, a 29-year-old Canton man, was arrested last month on drug distribution and weapons charges. Daniel Dipp of 646 Chapman Street, Apartment 2, was arrested near his home on September 17 following an alleged drug transaction […]
In a unique collaborative effort between the Canton Public Schools and the Canton Police and Fire departments, a coalition is being formed to get to the root cause of substance abuse among local youths and identify possible solutions. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and Fire Chief Charlie Doody both attended the October 24 School Committee meeting, […]
Firefighters still do not know what caused a power outage that hit Canton Center on Wednesday morning, October 9, around 9:30 a.m. The outage impacted homes and businesses from downtown Canton to Cobb’s Corner. The outage also caused heating units to shut down at McDonald’s and caused the restaurant to fill with smoke. The building […]
After another excellent regular season, the 10-4 CHS golf team is now preparing for the Hockomock League championships October 17 (today) and the first round of the Division 2 state tournament at the Easton Country Club on Monday, October 21. The 10-4 record is the team’s best finish since 2002. The Bulldogs ended the regular […]
The School Committee decided Thursday night to proceed with a joint application with selectmen to renovate the Canton High School tennis courts and not relocate the site. Both boards have filed an application with the Community Preservation Committee. With the project tentatively pegged at $360,000, the committee will ask for $260,000 from the CCPC and […]
The final score was 40-13, but with a little more than eight minutes to go in the game, the Canton Bulldogs trailed rival Stoughton just 20-13 and were about to get the ball back with a chance to tie the score. But a running into the punter call against Canton gave the Black Knights new […]
The ninth annual Reebok Canton Road Race went off without a hitch on Saturday, October 5, at the sprawling Reebok campus off Royall Street. The rain ended just before the start of the kids’ one-mile fun run and more than 600 participants enjoyed perfect race conditions while raising more than $40,000 for several Canton nonprofit […]
The School Committee amended its policy on athletic user fees last week by allowing families with financial difficulties but who are unable to qualify for free or reduced lunches to apply for a discount with the high school’s principal and athletic director. The amendment goes into effect with the start of the winter sports season. […]
It was a tale of three games in one as the Sharon Eagles rode a strong start and an even stronger finish to put away the Bulldogs 32-13 last Friday at CHS. Down 13-0 in the second quarter, Canton fought back to pull within one at halftime but were shut out in the second half […]
The CHS girls’ cross country team notched its second win of the season, beating Foxboro 23-32 last Tuesday on the road. The boys’ team continues to improve and came within five points of its first win, falling to the Warriors 25-30. For the girls’ team, senior captain Amanda Eagles won the meet with a time […]
