Stories written by Mike Berger
A foot chase by two Canton police officers, with assistance from a Randolph Police Department canine, led to the arrest of two Randolph brothers who were allegedly seen breaking into cars at the Avalon housing development on the Canton-Randolph line on Sunday morning, October 25. A witness called police at 4:24 a.m. and reported seeing […]
Oct 29 2015 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
The CHS golf team entered the state tournament on a high note after closing out the regular season with a home win over Stoughton last week 159-179 at Blue Hill Country Club. Canton finished the season at 11-3 overall, good for second place in the Davenport Division behind undefeated Oliver Ames. In addition to the […]
Oct 23 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

All three key issues discussed at Thursday night’s Canton School Committee meeting — full-day kindergarten, administrative office space, and before-school staffing at the Kennedy School — had one common denominator: the need for more building space. School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge told the 35 parents who attended the October 15 meeting as well as those […]

Update: The CHS football team continued their winning ways with a 40-14 road victory over Oliver Ames Friday night. The Bulldogs improved to 3-1 in league play and 5-1 overall and are currently in a three-way tie with Stoughton and Foxboro for first place in the Davenport Division. The Canton High football team’s magical 2015 […]
Oct 15 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

It was a great week for CHS senior runner Catherine “Cat” Song as she set a new course record while helping the girls cross country team defeat Milford (25-34) for its first meet win of the year. Song also finished 10th overall in the Reebok Canton 5K on Sunday and was the first female runner […]
Oct 8 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

The Neponset River Watershed Association, the town of Canton, and several other communities in greater Boston will send representatives to an information meeting on October 19 at Canton Town Hall to discuss the impacts of new and potentially burdensome federal storm water regulations. Several communities, including Canton, have joined a consortium to oppose the regulations, […]
Oct 8 2015 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger

Soccer fans who are looking for well played high school soccer with sound fundamentals and great teamwork and camaraderie should look no further than this year’s CHS girls varsity soccer team. A single goal currently differentiates Canton from the top spot in the Davenport Division, with its lone loss coming against first-place Oliver Ames 1-0 […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee have approved $350,000 in emergency funds to replace an aging water main on Rebecca Road, which has led to discolored water for 32 homes in the area for over 18 months. Rebecca Road is located off Pleasant Street and abuts Andrea Drive, Walford Park Drive, Trudy Terrace, […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
The Canton Fire Department responded to three drug overdoses in the two week period between September 14 and 28. Emergency responders successfully administered Narcan in two of the cases, while the other victim did not require the administration of Narcan. The individuals treated were a 22-year-old female, a 33-year-old male, and a 26-year-old female. In […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

The CHS golf team continued its winning ways last week with victories over Foxboro at home (159-173) and King Philip at Wentworth Hills Country Club (163-166). In the Foxboro win, senior Griffin Jerrier led the way with a match-low 39. while Jim Jenkins, Danny Powers, and newcomer Joey Vaughan were all right behind with a […]
Sep 25 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger