It was a noteworthy year for the two Catholic parishes in town as St. John the Evangelist and St. Gerard Majella both made headlines in 2011. St. John’s celebrated its sesquicentennial — “150 years of faith” — with a series of special events, including an anniversary mass on June 5 with Sean Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop […]
From a historically snowy winter to a visit from Irene in late August, the town of Canton experienced a variety of unusual weather events in 2011. The year started off with a bang, with no fewer than six snowstorms in the month of January and another five in February. During that two-month stretch the town […]
Although the real estate market continued to stumble over the past 12 months, some of the year’s biggest storylines revolved around major housing developments, including two controversial projects that found new life after facing years of opposition from abutters and town officials. This past November, Canton developer Pat Considine scored a major victory when the […]
While there were countless successes in the classroom, on stage and on the playing fields in 2011, it was also a year of tremendous fiscal challenges for the Canton Public Schools, lowlighted by a series of painful budget cuts and fee hikes that took effect in September. Faced with a $1.5 million budget deficit and […]
Election lowlights, ATM fireworks, Canton ‘goes green’ Two-thousand-eleven proved to be yet another eventful year for local politics, although the same cannot be said for the annual town election, which ceased to matter back in February when not so much as a single candidate emerged to challenge any of the incumbents. It was the first […]
Canton High School held its annual winter concert on December 20 in the Morse Auditorium. The concert featured performances from the Tri-M Music Honors Society candidates, as well as the A capella group, chorus and chorale. In addition, the CHS jazz lab performed for patrons prior to the start of the concert.
Every year the Canton Chai Center hosts a Chanukah celebration that is open to the community and free of charge. This year’s celebration will be held at Canton High School on Sunday, December 25, beginning at 12:30 p.m. “Chanukah Wonderland” will feature the world’s largest popcorn menorah as well as family entertainment and a magic show. […]
The Open Book Coffeehouse continues its seventh consecutive season of showcasing live, acoustic music on Saturday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. with blues singer/songwriter JP Jones. Jones has been called “America’s hidden lion of independent music” (OpEdNews.com). Best known for his folk-influenced songwriting, he is a classically trained composer who grew up on the rock […]
Despite dominating long stretches of the game, the CHS girls’ soccer team came up just short in the Division 2 state finals, falling 1-0 to Auburn High School on Saturday at Worcester State University. Congratulations to the Bulldogs for an unforgettable season.
The top-seeded Canton High School field hockey team defeated No. 6 Cohasset 5-2 on Saturday to capture its second straight Division 2 south sectional championship. The undefeated Bulldogs (20-0-1) now move on to the Division 2 state semifinals
