The Canton Post 24 American Legion baseball team opened its 2011 season in dramatic fashion, beating Brookline 5-3 in extra innings last Friday, June 10. Tied 3-3 at the start of the eighth inning, Canton came up with a pair of runs in the top half of the inning, and reliever Casey Sullivan shut the […]
Last week was a washout for the Canton A’s baseball team as rain forced the postponement of all three games, including a Sunday doubleheader at Easton. The A’s, who are still winless through four games, were hoping to get back on track this week, beginning with a game against Weymouth on Tuesday, June 14. Tonight, […]
Canton High senior Jon Vaughn is the second fastest sprinter in Massachusetts as he placed second in the 100-meter dash at the All-State Track Meet held at Bridgewater State University on June 4. In the preliminaries, he placed third at 11.11 seconds, then finished second in the finals at 11.16 seconds. The winning time of […]
Norton High School ended the CHS baseball team’s brief foray into the postseason by coming from behind to win 10-5 in the first round of the Division 3 south playoffs on Thursday, June 2. The game started at 12:30 p.m. so that the seniors could make the CHS prom later that day. The loss ended […]
The Water/Sewer Rate Committee is recommending an increase in water and sewer rates effective July 1. For the average Canton ratepayer, it will mean an annual increase of $18.12 for water and $46.76 for sewer. Canton sends quarterly bills to its ratepayers. Selectmen took the recommendation under advisement and will likely take action at its […]
Senior Jon Vaughn and sophomore Lauren Berman from Canton High were crowned event champions in the 100-meter dash and mile, respectively, at the Division III State Track Championships, held Friday, May 27, at Oliver Ames High School in Easton. Vaughn ran 11.08 seconds to win the 100-meter dash and had an even better time in […]
The Canton High baseball team is seeded 19th in the Division 3 south sectional playoffs and will play 14th seeded Norton (11-9) on Thursday at Norton High School, beginning at 12:30 p.m. If Canton should win that game, it would advance to play third seeded Medfield (16-4) at Medfield High School on Saturday, June 4, […]
The CHS girls’ track team had a great Hockomock League Championship Meet, as the team placed third overall and three members were event champions: junior Vicky Tondre in the 200 meters; senior Chidimma Nwankwo in the shot put; and sophomore Lauren Berman in the mile. CHS head coach Ben Mattson said it could be the […]
It was a very good day for CHS baseball Sunday at Memorial Field when the Bulldogs came from behind to beat Dover-Sherborn 7-6, and in the process earned a ticket to the postseason for the first time in many years. With a 5-11 record, the team enters the playoffs by virtue of beating a majority […]
Several smaller Canton roadways will get some form of paving this year as the town has received additional Chapter 90 roadway money for a total disbursement of $782,000. In the past few years, the town has spent its Chapter 90 funds on larger streets, but this year 13 smaller roads will be selected based on […]
