With three more wins last week, the CHS girls soccer team has improved its record to 5-2 overall and remains fast on the heels of Davenport Division leader North Attleboro. The girls entered play this week just one standings point behind the Red Rocketeers, who are 5-1-1. Since losing to NA on September 20, Canton […]
As of Monday morning, the CHS golf team was still undefeated at 7-0 and had already clinched a spot in the MIAA state tournament, marking the seventh consecutive year that the team has qualified for the postseason. Last week, the Bulldogs edged North Attleboro by one point, 194-195, and extended their winning streak with victories […]
Everyone came up a winner as the 12th annual Reebok Canton Road Race drew nearly 700 runners from all over the Greater Boston area Sunday morning, September 25. The race was held at Reebok headquarters on a sunny, slightly windy, 50-degree day and was hosted by the Canton Association of Business and Industry (CABI). CABI […]
Already 19 months from the collapse of the Metropolis Skating Rink, state officials have decided to conduct additional feasibility and use studies before deciding where and how to replace the damaged state-owned facility. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) have informed selectmen that they are looking at three possible sites: the existing location […]
Firefighters responded to a hazardous materials incident on Wednesday, September 14, at 7 a.m. at R&L Carriers, a shipping company located at 30 Industrial Drive. A container of hydrazine hydrate — a flammable and highly toxic liquid used as a foaming agent and as a rocket propellant — was accidentally overturned by a forklift in […]
The CHS football team lost to Milford 28-7 on the road Friday night to fall to 1-2 on the season. The Bulldogs will look to get back on track next Friday, September 30, when they travel to Foxboro to take on the Warriors.
Behind a bruising running attack and a bend-but-don’t-break defense, the Canton High varsity football team opened its 2016 campaign with a 6-0 road win on Saturday over Pentucket Regional. The Bulldogs, who made the 60-mile trek to West Newbury, survived four fumbles and controlled the line of scrimmage with 267 rushing yards, including a team-high […]
New benchmarks to address excessive student absences, particularly at the high school level, are among the noteworthy policy changes included in the Canton Public Schools’ updated student/family handbooks, which were published online for students and their parents/guardians earlier this week. Canton School Committee members were also briefed on the rule changes during their meeting last […]
Two families at the Arboretum apartments off Route 138 were displaced as a result of a stove fire on Thursday, September 1, around noon. No one was injured and firefighters were able to rescue and evacuate three cats. Seventeen firefighters in all, including firefighters from Stoughton, responded and remained on scene for nearly two hours. […]
By the end of Tuesday morning’s two-hour selectmen’s meeting with Reservoir Pond abutters, there was a spirit of compromise in the room. Ten abutters and interested residents attended the August 30 meeting, which was scheduled in the morning to accommodate the availability of selectmen. Selectmen Chairman Bob Burr said he had called the meeting at […]
