With big performances from its younger golfers as well as its seniors, the Canton High golf team had its biggest week of the year, knocking off perennial league powerhouses Mansfield and Sharon within days of each other. Canton improved to 5-4 overall with the wins and are now just two victories shy of qualifying for […]
A bird’s nest and the carcass of a dead animal found on top of a water storage tank on Indian Lane were the apparent causes of the E. coli bacteria found last week in the town’s water supply. The presence of E. coli prompted state health officials to issue a boil water order for all […]
More than 500 participants turned out for the seventh annual Reebok Canton Road Race, held Saturday morning at its new home at Reebok World Headquarters on Royall Street. Traditionally, the race has started and finished on Washington Street in front of Canton High School. This year’s race, hosted by the Canton Association of Business and […]
It was a high-scoring duel between the Attleboro Bombardiers and the Canton High Bulldogs, but the hosts had four costly turnovers as the Bombardiers cruised to a 42-27 win Thursday night at CHS. The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 2-3 and ended a stretch of five consecutive games at home to open the season. Canton […]
Foxboro jumped out to a quick first-quarter lead of 21-0, and despite a great comeback, the Bulldogs could not contain the Warriors’ running attack and fell 35-19 at home Saturday afternoon. Canton climbed back in the game with 19 consecutive points and cut the deficit to just two in the third quarter. But the Bulldogs […]
The CHS golf team evened its record at 3-3 after splitting two matches last week. The Bulldogs lost at Sharon 157-174 and won at its home course at the Blue Hill Country Club 161-174, avenging an earlier loss to Foxboro. Head coach Jim Spillane said playing at Sharon is always difficult because it is a […]
Canton Police Lieutenant Patty Sherrill spent part of her summer teaching life choices, ethics, and the importance of making good decisions to youths from all over the United States and beyond at the National Youth Leadership Program held at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. A graduate of the FBI Police Officer Command program, Lt. […]
Residents have responded well to a police officer’s request for donations to rescue a dog from war-torn Afghanistan. In two weeks, residents have sent in $1,578 — more than half the goal — according to Police Lt. Helena Findlen. The fundraising effort is being spearheaded by Canton Police Detective Glen Piro, who is currently serving […]
It was a game of inches, and unfortunately for the Canton High Bulldogs, visiting North Attleboro made a few more plays to come away with a 7-0 win Friday night at CHS. The game was held in wet conditions with most of the second half played in a driving rain. Canton appeared to score the […]
The Canton Men’s Softball League has a new champion, and for the first time in the league’s 66 seasons, Halfway Café has captured the crown. Halfway, which finished third in the regular season at 15-5, won the title in a back-and-forth seven-game series over Hannington’s, a perennial past champion of the league. Hannington’s won the […]
