Town Administrator Bill Friel told selectmen Tuesday night that the state highway work on Greenlodge Street has grown to be more extensive than first thought. The state Highway Department is in the process of adding a lane on Route 128 between Route 24 and Wellesley. Friel said one of the contractors hired by the state, […]
The CHS boys’ basketball team had a mixed week of play last week, beating North Attleboro at home 50-45 and losing on the road to a 7-1 King Philip squad 83-51. Similar to their road loss to league-leading Mansfield a week ago, the Bulldogs started strong against KP, but in the end they could not […]
The Fire Department has received notification that it will receive a $60,000 federal FEMA grant to replace an outdated portable and mobile radio system. The grant was written by Deputy Chief Scott Johnson. Fire Lt. Brian Marshall said the new equipment should arrive within a month. Fire Chief Charlie Doody had submitted a capital budget […]
Selectmen approved a three-part motion Tuesday night, authorizing the immediate merger of the Animal Control Department with the Police Department; merging both department budgets; and allowing Animal Control Officer Nadya Branca to become a special police officer and carry a weapon. Branca has previous officer training and was an MSPCA officer before accepting the ACO […]
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino informed the School Committee last week that just to maintain current staffing levels and all school programs for the next school year, the FY13 school budget would need an additional amount of $934,861. The actual budget limit will be set in mid to late January by the town’s revenue committee, which […]
The CHS boys’ basketball team met Mansfield last week — one of the top teams in the Hockomock’s large division and one of the finalists in last year’s Division 2 Eastern Mass. championships — and found the Hornets to still be a formidable opponent. Despite losing six seniors last year, Mansfield appeared to be in […]
The CHS girls’ track team earned its first victory of the season last week, beating Sharon 52-43 Thursday at Boston University. The boys’ team competed hard, but lost to the Eagles. Both teams are now 1-2 in league competition. Mellyn Costello and Vicky Tondre both earned double victories to lead the girls’ team. Costello won […]
The Canton High boys’ basketball team won its second game of the season last week after edging cross-town opponent Blue Hills Regional 46-45 in the Warriors’ home gym on December 30. The Bulldogs staged several rallies to win the game, including a 21-5 surge in the first half to put them up 25-15 at halftime. […]
The Canton High indoor track teams fell separately to Foxboro last week as the girls’ squad lost by 15 points and the boys’ team lost by five. The girls are looking for their first win while the boys evened their record to 1-1. Junior Mellyn Costello was a double winner for the girls’ team with […]
Just like a light switch, the CHS boys’ basketball team turned up the defense, roared back from a 12-point deficit to take an 11-point lead late in the fourth quarter, and hung on for a 56-54 win over Foxboro last week at home. It was Canton’s first win of the season and evened its season […]
