With three losses last week, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team has fallen out of the District 6 playoff hunt. Canton lost to Medfield 8-4 at home and were defeated by Needham 18-3 and edged by Brookline 6-5 in two away games. As of Monday the team was in seventh place in the […]
After several failed attempts at rezoning the former Plymouth Rubber site off Revere Street, the site’s owner, Canton Development Properties (a subsidiary of Napleton), has agreed to spend $40,000 for an independent study of the financial, traffic, and environmental impacts involved in the development of the 40-acre property, with a goal of completing the study […]
A resident on Abbey Lane was given a stern warning from Fire Chief Charlie Doody and Police Chief Ken Berkowitz after the individual was caught setting off an illegal fireworks display last Tuesday evening, July 3. Both firefighters and police were called to the scene and confiscated the fireworks. Both chiefs decided to warn the […]
With less than a week remaining in the regular season, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team needs to win all of its remaining five games and hope that fifth-place Medfield loses some games in order for Canton to seize the final playoff spot. As of Monday morning, July 9, Canton was tied with […]
This year’s July 4th Road Race proved to be unique and memorable in many ways. For the first time in recent memory, it rained heavily at the start of the race before clearing up midway through. Also, the five-mile adult race was decided by the stretch of a hand, and a 10-year-old Brockton girl became […]
With three wins last week to go along with improved hitting and pitching, the Canton A’s baseball team has put itself in a good position to make a run during the second half of the season. Now at the midpoint, the A’s are 6-8-1, good for seventh place in the nine-team Cranberry League. Last week […]
With half of the season still to be played, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team finds itself in seventh place at 5-7 and just two games out of the fifth and final playoff spot. Last week the Legion team endured a rough stretch, losing to Franklin 1-0, Norwood 5-0, and Needham 5-3. The […]
J D’Amico of Randolph, the contractor hired by selectmen and the Napleton Company to repair the Reservoir Pond dam, met with police, fire, and DPW officials last week to map out a construction plan, which will involve closing a section of Pleasant Street near the pond for portions of the day. Dam repairs will officially […]
A 32-year-old Stoughton woman is facing charges of motor vehicle homicide and other motor vehicle charges following the death of a 64-year-old Stoughton woman in a two-car accident on Route 138 in Canton early Sunday morning. Sara Escudero, 64, of Stoughton, the lone occupant in her vehicle, died at Good Samaritan Hospital on Sunday after […]
Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball historian, former head coach and general manager Bob “Brownie” Brown figures it was about 40 years ago that the team last beat Walpole. That’s why so many fans stood and applauded after Canton’s 4-2 victory at the Bird Middle School in Walpole Sunday evening. “Walpole is so rich in […]
