The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team opened its season on Saturday afternoon with a 10-1 loss at home to perennial powerhouse Walpole. Walpole took advantage of 12 walks off three Legion pitchers, combined with several singles, to produce four runs in the third inning and five in the fourth. Canton took a 1-0 […]
A 2-0 loss to Fairhaven in the preliminary round of the playoffs last Friday ended the CHS baseball season, as the Blue Devils had just enough offense to spoil a well-pitched game by promising sophomore Sam Larson. Canton (7-14) was seeded 18th out of 19 teams in the Division 3 south sectional bracket, while Fairhaven […]
Firefighters were able to contain damage to an oven fire at Harbar Corp., a large commercial food service manufacturer on Turnpike Street, on Monday, June 4, around 6:30 p.m. Fire Lt. Thomas Driscoll and his crew from Engine 2 were first on the scene and reported a fire in the ductwork from one of the […]
Quick investigative work and an alert spotting of the suspect’s vehicle led Canton police to arrest a Hyde Park man after he allegedly broke into a Sunnybrook Lane residence on Saturday morning, June 2, around 10 a.m. Robert Cherry, 52, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in the daytime and larceny from a […]
School Committee Chairman John Bonnanzio gave a glowing evaluation of Superintendent Jeff Granatino and offered to extend his contract after reading a summary of committee members’ opinions of the superintendent’s performance during his first two years in Canton. The committee will formally approve the superintendent’s evaluation at the next committee meeting on June 12 and […]
As a result of a past town meeting bond authorization, the town is starting to realize a “guaranteed” $63,000 in annual energy savings for all municipal buildings through a performance contracting plan. In addition, NStar has paid the town $21,443 because it has invested in new lighting equipment. Voters at a past town meeting had […]
Both Canton High outdoor track teams fared very well at the Division 3 track and field championships this past weekend in Pembroke, led by senior captain Vicky Tondre, who captured gold in the long jump while finishing a close second in the triple jump and placing sixth in the 200-meter race. Tondre, who now moves […]
The Canton High varsity baseball team capped off an up-and-down regular season with a solid 3-1 road win over King Philip last Wednesday in the Hockomock League crossover game. With the victory, the Bulldogs finished the season at 7-13 and have earned the No. 18 seed in the Division 3 south sectional tournament. The team […]
The mysterious details regarding the financial investigation into the Canton Travel Basketball program and the Canton Recreation Department, covering many executive sessions by the Board of Selectmen over the past several months, were publicly released Tuesday night by the board’s special labor counsel Leo Peloquin. Peloquin began his report by noting that selectmen had released […]
School Resource Officer and Canton Police Detective Chip Yeaton has launched a new text line for high school students aimed at giving teens an alternative method for reporting potential safety issues, such as bullying and assaults. Realizing how often texting is a part of students’ everyday communication, Yeaton said, “We are trying to get into […]
