Hannington’s finished the regular season undefeated at 20-0 and finished as the top seed in the Canton Men’s Softball League. Playoffs were due to start Tuesday, August 3. Cincinnati Suds grabbed the second seed after finishing with a record of 17-3. Rounding out the top five are Canton Junction (14-6), Lewis Bar and Grill (13-7), […]
After 42 years with the Canton Fire Department, firefighter/EMT Herb “Butch” King, otherwise known as the father of Canton’s Emergency Medical Services program, is getting ready to retire from his post. But King’s commitment to teaching CPR will continue, and he is currently coordinating with Fire Chief Charlie Doody to offer a monthly CPR course […]
Hannington’s was still undefeated at 14-0 heading into the final week of the Canton Men’s Softball League regular season, but Cincinnati Suds still has the most wins at 15-2. Tied for third place in the league with a 12-6 record are Lewis Bar and Grill and Canton Junction. Golden China is in fifth place at […]
Despite a subpar regular season that ended with seven wins in 23 tries, the shorthanded and injury plagued Canton A’s got off to a good start in last week’s Cranberry League playoffs, upsetting fourth-seeded Rockland 3-2 before being eliminated in the semifinals by third-seeded Foxboro 4-2. Canton led Foxboro as late as the fourth inning […]
After 13 games Hannington’s leads the Canton Men’s Softball League with a perfect 13-0 record, followed by the Cincinnati Suds at 10-2 and Lewis Bar & Grill at 11-4. Canton Junction is also close behind in fourth place at 10-8. Rounding out the standings are Golden China and the OIF/OEF Vets, who are tied for […]
In a unanimous vote of three selectmen and three School Committee members, Jill Stevens of York Street was chosen among a field of eight applicants to fill a ten-month term recently vacated by Tim Brooks due to work commitments. Voting were Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio and Selectmen Sal Salvatori and Avril Elkort, as well […]
The American Legion Post 24 baseball team’s season ended late last week as the team finished 8-9, narrowly missing the playoffs by four points in the standings. The top five teams in District 6 West made the playoffs, including Walpole, Franklin, Westwood, Norwood, and Foxboro, which finished slightly better than Canton at 9-7-2. Coached by […]
The Canton A’s finally had a winning week of play, taking three of five games, including a no-hitter, to finish the regular season at 7-16. The A’s were due to play Rockland earlier this week in a single-elimination Cranberry League tournament. Pitcher Paul Toland is Canton’s lone representative to the league All-Star team, which will […]
Recent Canton High School graduate Christian Bates repeated as champion in Sunday’s 43rd annual July 4 road race, winning for the third consecutive year with an impressive time of 31:05. The race drew nearly 100 participants with 24 children running in the 1.8-mile fun run and 73 runners, including teenagers and adults of all ages, […]
Tom Bartosek’s teaching and coaching legacy spans nearly 34 years, and he will forever be remembered as the man who turned wrestling into a viable sport in Canton. But as he told this year’s graduating seniors, every end signifies a new beginning and new opportunities, and he feels that it is now time for him […]
