
All the hard work and extra practice put in by the CHS softball team paid off as the lady Bulldogs beat Sharon 7-4 last week, coming from behind in the seventh inning on the road to pull off their first win of the season. A grand slam by junior starting pitcher Sarah Reissfelder in the […]
May 31 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

Thursday, June 11, will be an important School Committee meeting as school officials will finalize a critical budget decision on whether to pursue later start times for Canton High School or keep the funds to hire more teachers and address class size concerns. Also on the agenda are plans to discuss the Common Core curriculum […]
May 29 2015 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
Wanting a full vetting of an apparent speeding problem in the Wentworth Road neighborhood between Randolph and Washington streets, the Board of Selectmen decided Tuesday night to schedule a public hearing within the next month and notify all abutters before taking the steps of installing several new stop signs in the area. In the interim, […]
Canton detectives have asked for the public’s help in locating a gun that was thrown from a car involved in a shooting in the early morning hours on Sunday, May 17. Specifically, police believe the gun may have been thrown on Bay Road somewhere between Cobb’s Corner and Route 106 in Mansfield. Three men have […]
May 29 2015 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

Update: The CHS baseball team improved to 8-9 with a big win vs. Sharon Monday night at home. After a week that saw Oliver Ames and Stoughton exact revenge for early season losses, the CHS baseball team delivered some of their own revenge against Milford, beating the Hawks last Wednesday 16-9 on the road. Going […]
May 22 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

It’s back to the drawing board for the Canton School Committee tonight as members try to salvage their plan of extending the start times at the high school and middle school while also cutting class sizes at both schools. School officials had hoped to secure additional funding at annual town meeting, either through a $540,000 […]
Town meeting voted to spend $655,165 for seven proposals benefitting historical preservation and affordable housing as recommended by the Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC). The approved projects include $414,000 for improvements to the David Tilden House at Pequitside Farm
May 21 2015 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
Three men remain in court custody and face a dangerousness hearing this week for charges of armed assault with the intent to murder and multiple firearms charges following a shooting of a vehicle early Sunday morning, May 17, on Route 138 and Washington Street near Adrienne Drive. No one was injured in the shooting, which […]
May 21 2015 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

A clear two-thirds majority of more than 600 voters who packed the CHS auditorium Monday night offered their enthusiastic approval for the Plymouth Rubber redevelopment project — a historic action that Town Moderator Alan Hines said will “certainly
Canton police responded to a disturbance at the Galvin Middle School on Monday, May 11, around 1 p.m. A 14-year-old male student will be summoned to face charges of carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds, malicious destruction of property over $250, and disorderly conduct. Police said a search of his knapsack turned up an […]
May 14 2015 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger