By Kathy Anderson It all took place in just a few horrifying minutes, but a two-alarm electrical fire that nearly destroyed a Canton home on Tuesday, February 16, did not destroy its occupants’ spirit of survival and gratitude. At approximately 10:11 a.m. that snowy day, the Canton Fire Department responded to a call from a […]
The Bank of Canton will celebrate its 175th anniversary on March 4, a remarkable accomplishment for a financial institution that has grown in size since 1835 but remains committed to its small-town roots. Canton, a postcard history book by local author George Comeau, includes a postcard picture of the Massapoag House. Bent’s Tavern in the […]
I was a half hour early for my lunch date last Saturday so I wandered around the outdoor mall looking for interesting stores. Most of them were the usual chains, but then I came upon a paper store and was immediately enticed inside. I love stationery stores — the bright colors, the textures, the designs, […]
DID YOU KNOW… In case you haven’t looked around lately, Canton now has 17 locations (that we know of) where you can buy a pizza: Apollo Pizza, Beatty Post 24 American Legion, Bertucci’s, Big D’s (Neponset Café), CenterField’s, Center Pizza, Cobb’s Corner Pizza, D&E, Good Name Pizza, Grand Slam Deli, Kelly’s Pub, Mangia Neapolitan Pizza, […]
Seniors Kyle Forte (112 pounds) and Will Alfano (140) and junior Kevin Connolly (125) all took sectional crowns while the Canton team repeated as South Sectional finalist for the second weekend in a row. “Canton has never had three champions at the same sectionals before,” coach Aaron Mann said. “This has been an award-winning year […]
~ LeDonne moves on to state tournament ~ Five Canton High swimmers — Misty King, Andrea Konopka, Alison McHugh and Abbey Willis for the girls and Chris LeDonne for the boys — competed in last weekend’s Central/South Sectional Swimming and Diving Championships at M.I.T. LeDonne had already qualified for Friday’s State Championship meet during the […]
With strong performances in the sprints and the shot put, the CHS girls’ indoor track team finished fifth in the Hockomock League Championships, one point behind fourth place North Attleboro. The best events for Canton was the 55-meter dash, in which Canton had three of the top 10 finishers, and the shot put, in which […]
CHS junior Matt Sidney tied a Hockomock League Championship Meet record with a best jump of six feet, nine inches as he won the event and highlighted the team’s sixth-place finish in the league meet. Sidney tied the mark of Phil Allessi of North Attleboro, who jumped the 6’9” mark in 1995. Recently, Sidney was […]
For the second time this season, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team played well enough to beat its biggest rival, the Franklin Panthers, but somehow still ended up losing by a lopsided score – only this time it occurred on home ice with a possible league title on the line. While it wasn’t for lack […]
The CHS girls’ hockey team finished off the regular season with two more wins — over King Philip and Quincy — remaining undefeated in the league with 14 wins and an overall record of 15-2-1. The girls began the week with their senior night, which ended with a 7-0 shutout of KP. Before the game […]
