Who will the Eckler family be cheering for in the Canton-Stoughton football game on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at Stoughton High School? Will it be for Jeff Eckler, defensive coordinator for CHS, or sophomore safety Brian Hagan (third cousin), who is coming off an injury and making his return to the starting lineup? Or […]
The CHS football team’s six-game losing streak came to an emotional and triumphant end last week on Senior Night as Shane Nordgren crashed over the goal line on a second-effort run to lead the Bulldogs past Oliver Ames 36-30 in overtime. Friday’s game at Memorial Field was the last home game for the Bulldogs, who […]
Selectmen on Tuesday night acted upon the recommendation of assessors and raised the residential and commercial property tax rates for the next fiscal year. The residential rate will increase from $11.91 to $12.30 per thousand valuation, and the commercial rate will rise from $24.23 to $24.99 per thousand. Canton is one of only a handful […]
Beginning this winter season, the Canton High gymnastics team will move its practices and home meets to a private gym facility, Metro South Gymnasium, located in a small industrial park on Revere Street. The move was approved by the School Committee Thursday night following a strong recommendation from CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson. The new […]
CHS head football coach Dave Bohane said the last time he remembers a Bulldog team beating Foxboro on its home field was in 1987. The Bulldogs came very close to ending the 25-year losing streak last Friday as they stood toe to toe against the Warriors in a 28-22 defeat. The visitors were plagued by […]
All things considered, Canton fared well in the recent superstorm known as Hurricane Sandy and incurred minimal damage compared to other Bay State communities and points south such as New York City and Atlantic City. As of early Tuesday morning, approximately 800 homes were without power in the area around Standish Drive, certain pockets of […]
For the second consecutive year, the CHS golf team has won the Hockomock League championship, beating several other teams that had surpassed them in the standings. “Considering the league has added three more teams, including two in the large school division and two in the small school division, this is quite an achievement,” said head […]
Preliminary data from the latest round of MCAS testing revealed many positive findings for Canton; however, there is still room for improvement, according to School Superintendent Jeff Granatino. “In many areas we shined, and in many areas we were above the state standard,” Granatino said at last week’s School Committee meeting. “But we are now […]
Selectmen reluctantly re-instated the Washington Street detour beginning today, Thursday, October 25, for up to 10 days to complete sidewalk and final paving from Washington Street near Adrienne Drive to St. Gerard’s Church. The detour will force traffic traveling from Canton Center to turn up Randolph Street to Route 138 and traffic coming from Route […]
The CHS boys’ cross country team earned its first victory of the season, and the girls nabbed their fourth dual meet win in five tries last week against Stoughton. Both teams also had a good showing in the state Twilight Meet, held Saturday evening in Falmouth. In the boys’ 28-29 win over the Black Knights, […]
