Update: Thanksgiving didn’t go as planned for the Canton High football team as the Bulldogs fell to rival Stoughton 34-0 at SHS Thursday morning. Canton finishes the season at 6-5 with the loss. See next week’s Canton Citizen for complete Thanksgiving Day coverage. *** Having already secured its first winning season in more than a […]
CHS cross country standout Catherine Song competed in the Division 2 All-State meet last Saturday at Franklin Park and finished 40th out of 183 runners. Song, a junior captain, completed the 5K course with an impressive time of 19:59. According to head coach David Hiltz, this was the second straight year that Song qualified for […]
Out of 120 applicants, the town of Canton has selected Nick Pirelli as its new assistant recreation director to help the department with programing and special events. This position, along with a town planner and a human resources assistant, were added to the operating budget at the 2014 annual town meeting. Recreation Director Janet Maguire […]
Using some dependable offensive and defensive weapons mixed with a few added wrinkles, the CHS football team played one of its most complete games of the season last week, dominating the Bishop Stang Spartans in all three phases en route to a 36-14 win. Playing in their final home game in cold conditions Friday night, […]
The Canton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the person or people who are responsible for damaging the Kennedy School athletic fields last week. The fields were extensively damaged by a vehicle. Police have few clues and are asking the public to report any suspicious activity that may have been observed […]
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino informed the School Committee last week that he has reluctantly begun the process of searching for a replacement for Hansen School Principal Peter Boucher, who tendered his resignation a few weeks ago. Boucher, who is popular with parents and staff, has accepted an offer to be the athletic director at Milford […]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody will ask selectmen to issue a commendation for two Canton youths, W.T. Khoury and Matt Casamento, after both contacted the Fire Department — one by cell phone and another by using a nearby call box — to alert police to a growing fire inside Cathy’s Nails, located at 574 Washington Street, […]
For the second time in three weeks, the CHS football team was stunned at the end of a game, losing the lead and the game in the last seconds. This time Oliver Ames, down 21-7 after three periods, staged a dramatic comeback and pulled ahead with a two-point conversion. The Tigers held off a surging […]
The CHS girls soccer team won its last three regular season games to qualify for the state tournament with a 9-6-2 record. Playoff seedings will be announced Friday and games will likely begin Sunday or Monday. The Bulldogs were quite impressive in their play last week, beating Milford 3-0 and Stoughton 2-0 at home, followed […]
Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio brought up the idea of a truck exclusion on Dedham Street a few weeks ago at a board meeting. The idea picked up some steam at a public information meeting Tuesday night called by selectmen to solicit input on traffic calming ideas from Kirby Drive to Washington Street. More than […]
