While the CHS varsity baseball team had its share of ups and downs this spring, two Bulldog starters finished the season with brilliant offensive numbers. Both of Canton’s leading hitters, senior centerfielder Matt Casamento and junior catcher Matt Pigeon, finished in the top 20 in the Hockomock League in batting average and both are candidates […]
Update: At its meeting on June 26, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve a lease of the David Tilden House (Little Red House) at Pequitside Farm to the Canton Historical Society. Selectmen will decide on June 12 whether to authorize the Canton Historical Society to lease and lead a major preservation project for the […]
Last year the CHS varsity softball team won just one game all season and then opened the 2018 campaign with three consecutive lopsided losses. But with an influx of talent and energy from a strong freshman class and good leadership from the seniors, the lady Bulldogs have turned their season around and can now look […]
With a unanimous vote at Wednesday night’s annual town meeting, Canton voters authorized a rezoning of the former Cumberland Farms property on Dedham Street, paving the way for the development of a Topgolf entertainment and restaurant venue that would add significant revenue to the town’s tax roll. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen with support […]
By the slimmest of margins at last Wednesday’s final session of annual town meeting, Canton voters approved an all-out ban on the retail sale of marijuana, outlawing recreational marijuana establishments in all zoning districts within the town. With a two-thirds approval needed in order to amend the zoning bylaw, the article just squeaked by with […]
While Monday’s opening session of town meeting saw continued progress being made on a number of public projects with the help of Community Preservation Act funds, the news about renovating the damaged Metropolis Skating Rink was, according to Selectmen Chairman John Connolly, “disheartening.” Selectmen had hoped to bring a consultant’s report to town meeting outlining […]
With continued individual improvement and point scoring in almost every event, both CHS outdoor track teams were victorious over Foxboro in an away meet last week. The girls team edged the Warriors 70-66 while the boys won convincingly 90-66. Freshman Maddie Rousseau led the girls team with 18 points, including first-place finishes in the 100m, […]
Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz got an up-close look at how British security forces react to terrorism during a recent trip across the pond as an invited guest of U.K. law enforcement. The trip was put together and fully sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Berkowitz, who serves as president of the Metropolitan […]
After opening the season with three straight blowout losses, the Canton High varsity softball team rebounded in a big way last week, blanking Sharon 16-0 and edging out Foxboro 6-5 for their first two wins of the spring campaign. The lady Bulldogs were also competitive in a 12-6 loss to Franklin on Monday and entered […]
With unanimous approval from selectmen, the Planning Board, and the Finance Committee, Topgolf is expected to go into the May 14 town meeting with plenty of momentum behind its effort to rezone and develop the former Cumberland Farms site on Dedham Street. The zoning amendment, submitted by the selectmen, would establish a new Limited Industrial […]
