Stories written by Mike Berger
Area police and fire departments will be playing hockey to benefit Canton Police Officer Ralph Centeno, who is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. The fifth annual charity hockey benefit will be held Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. at the Metropolis Ice Rink. Stoughton fire/police will play Randolph fire/PD at 8 p.m., followed by Canton […]
Jan 17 2013 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Area police and fire departments will be playing hockey to benefit Canton Police Officer Ralph Centeno, who is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. The fifth annual charity hockey benefit will be held Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. at the Metropolis Ice Rink. Stoughton fire/police will play Randolph fire/PD at 8 p.m., followed by Canton […]
Jan 17 2013 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
Many of the School Committee members and approximately 20 parents who attended a recent presentation by the Police Department on enhanced safety protocols came away impressed, but they would like the department to drop the use of the ALICE acronym, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. Committee member Robert Golledge said the […]
Jan 10 2013 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger

The School Committee last week submitted a preliminary operating budget for the next fiscal year that is $500,000 more than the figure they received from Finance Director Jim Murgia. The committee submitted the budget to the Finance Committee knowing it had to meet a mid-January deadline but also knowing that the town’s Revenue Committee has […]
Jan 10 2013 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger

The CHS boys’ basketball team continued its recent resurgence with a 52-45, come-from-behind win over a good Attleboro team at home last Friday, January 4. The Bulldogs are now 3-3 and have won three straight games, including back-to-back victories over nonleague Pembroke on December 28 and January 2. Friday night’s win came against a 4-3 […]
Jan 10 2013 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

With more balanced scoring and a good defensive effort, the CHS boys’ basketball team broke into the win column this season with a 64-59 victory over nonleague Pembroke last Friday night in the Titans’ home gym. The two teams were also due to face each other Wednesday night, January 2, in Canton’s first home game […]
Jan 3 2013 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
With impressive performances from Mellyn Costello, Lauren Berman and Michaela Kelly, the CHS girls’ indoor track team upped its league record to 2-1 with a 52-42 win over Sharon. The boys’ team is still looking for its first win as the squad was defeated 75-19 despite a great performance from Obi Nwankwo in two events. […]
Jan 3 2013 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

Canton firefighters extinguished a car fire, a commercial rooftop fire, and provided mutual aid to house fires in Stoughton and Milton last week. Firefighters were called to extinguish a fully involved car fire on Randolph Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday, December 29. The vehicle’s owner told firefighters he had heard an explosion, went outside […]
Jan 2 2013 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
Despite back-to-back losses to Milford and Oliver Ames last week, the CHS boys’ basketball team greatly improved from the week before when they were beaten by 44 points in a season-opening loss to Taunton. The Bulldogs fell to Milford 82-67 and then lost a close game to Oliver Ames 50-41 on Friday night. The 0-3 […]
Dec 27 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
An inexperienced Canton High boys’ basketball team opened the season at Taunton last Friday, and the results were anything but pretty as the Bulldogs fell to the Tigers in a blowout 85-41. Taunton’s deep, veteran-laden lineup came out on its home gym and took control early in the game, jumping out to a 25-7 first-quarter […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger