Stories written by Mike Berger
Several Canton police officers and firefighters worked to extricate three accident victims from a wet swampy area near Brad’s Glass at 872 Turnpike Street (Route 138) on Saturday, November 19, around 8:15 p.m. All three victims were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. According to Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty, the […]
Dec 2 2016 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
Canton police plan to bring three Connecticut residents to court and charge them with felony counts of larceny over $250 (false pretenses) after officials found a town of Canton vendor account had been compromised. Detective John Ruane was credited with cracking the case, and he is in the process of summoning the three individuals to […]
The residential tax rate for the upcoming year will remain stable and the commercial tax rate will drop two cents. However, property tax bills will still increase because assessments continue to rise. In a report to selectmen Tuesday night, Bill Galvin, chairman of the Board of Assessors, stated that the average single family assessment in […]
Nov 18 2016 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger

For the first time this year, the CHS football team enjoyed a dominant win over an opponent, leading from wire to wire and playing all of its reserves in the fourth quarter en route to a 42-16 victory over Oliver Ames at home Friday night. The win was Canton’s second in as many games and […]
Nov 12 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
With the CHS fall sports season almost completed and no further home playoff or football games scheduled, the School Department has decided to begin renovations to the CHS turf field this week. As a result of the construction, the public will not be able to use the field or track for at least a month […]
Nov 11 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

For the fourth consecutive year the CHS girls soccer team, coached by Kate Howarth, has qualified for the state tournament, finishing the regular season at 8-6-2 and in second place in the Davenport Division of the Hockomock League. Last week the girls started on a bad note, blowing a 2-0 lead with 26 minutes left […]
Nov 4 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
Selectman John Connolly voiced his displeasure with Columbia Gas construction supervisor Justin Brown on Tuesday night over the utility company’s repeated practice of working past agreed-upon deadlines at various gas projects around town this past construction season. Columbia Gas requested longer days in November to complete the York Street gas main project (two days’ worth […]
Nov 4 2016 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger

Armed with a league championship and an impressive 10-4 season record, the CHS golf team went into postseason play this week with high hopes and lots of positive momentum. Six Bulldog golfers — Matt Minichiello, Jack Goyetch, Danny Powers, Jackson Maffeo, Joey Vaughan and Pat Duggan — were set to compete in the Division 2 […]
Oct 28 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
The CHS boys and girls cross country teams both enjoyed home wins over Stoughton on Senior Day and are now preparing for the Hockomock League Championship meet, scheduled for Saturday, October 29, at the Wrentham Developmental Center. Last week’s victory for the boys team was its first of the season and it was a close […]
Oct 28 2016 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

The Canton School Committee last week formally approved a contract for Dore & Whittier Architects of Newburyport to conduct a facilities assessment for each school building and propose a master plan for future building uses. Preliminary reports will be issued in March of 2017 with the final plan expected to be finished by June 30. […]
Oct 28 2016 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger