The CHS girls’ hockey team continued its three-week winning streak with dominating performances over Westwood, 4-0, and Quincy, 7-1. At the halfway point in the season, the girls have an overall record of 8-1 and remain undefeated in league play. As was the case in last week’s game against Medfield, the girls failed to score […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jeffrey Cattel
It seems hard to fathom considering the Bulldogs’ hot start, but after falling to undefeated Franklin 4-1 last week in what head coach Brian Shuman described as a “winnable game,” the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team suddenly finds itself in fourth place and in must-win mode heading into the halfway mark of the season. While […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
The CHS wrestling team had a strong week, with a victory over Foxboro and a second-place finish in the 13th annual James Peckham Wrestling Tournament. “It was an extremely rewarding week,” coach Tom Bartosek said. “You work hard and expect the best. This was one of our finest weeks ever. First we improve to 11-4 […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
By Kathy Anderson A much-needed win over King Philip was a big morale-booster for the Canton High gymnastics team, which has been struggling since the start of the season. Now into the second half of the season, the team has a frustrating record of 1-6, but team morale is on the rise. On January 7 […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
While it is customary to leave an offering in the collection plate, several parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Church had no choice but to pay up recently when their cars, which they had parked in the Canton Center MBTA commuter rail lot during Sunday services, were smacked with a $5 ticket despite the fact […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
By Cathy Anderson Last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti has rocked the world with its aftermath of destruction and staggering numbers of dead and missing. While the statistics change from day to day, families across the world, the nation and here in Canton are still living under a cloud of fear and uncertainty. Canton resident […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
In what will no doubt be an election that will go down in the history books, Republican state Representative Scott Brown overwhelmingly defeated his Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Martha Coakley, in Tuesday’s highly contentious and pivotal race to succeed the late Senator Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate. Bud Jennings and Karen Taylor of […]
Jan 21 2010 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Everyone thinks they can teach. They think, “What can be so hard about standing in front of a room full of kids and talking? Before I entered the ranks of teachers I thought the same thing. And then I stood in front of my first class of high school sophomores and I wanted to eat […]
DID YOU KNOW… Those of you who are curious about all those moths you noticed swarming in your headlights or around your outside lights at home last month — especially along the South Shore down to the Cape — you might be interested in a story recently published in the Boston Globe concerning the unexpected […]
The CHS boy’s indoor track team finished its regular season at 3-4-1 with a win over King Philip (52-34) and a loss to Franklin (61-25) in tri-meet action last Saturday at the Franklin Field House. Leading point scorer for the team in the regular season was Jon Vaughn with 75, followed by Christian Bates (51), […]
Jan 14 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger