As I told you earlier I’m a sucker for surveys, so every few months I find myself answering questions about the commuter rail. I must admit though that the train surveys are disappointing. Unlike the other forms that I fill out that ask different questions every time, the commuter rail always asks the same questions. […]
DID YOU KNOW… You may have seen the recent Canton Citizen headline and article telling us the sad story: “The Canton Public Schools budget shortfall could exceed $1 million in 2011.” Much of the shortfall has to do with the expensive cost of out-of-district services for special needs students that are mandated by state law. […]
The CHS girls’ indoor track team continues to make its presence felt in state competition. Several girls made it to the top 25 in several events at the Boys’ and Girls’ Invitational on Saturday, January 30, and at the Coaches Elite Invitational (top 24 performers in each event in the state) on Sunday, January 31. […]
Ending the week with two wins and a tie, the CHS girls’ ice hockey team clinched a spot in the playoffs, improving to 10-0 in the league and 11-2-1 overall. The girls began the three-game week with a 2-2 tie against Walpole. “As a team we were not prepared to play at the drop of […]
The Bulldog grapplers took fifth place at the Hockomock League Championship Tournament held at Foxboro High School on Saturday. Franklin walked away with the team championship with 226.5 points, Mansfield placed second, North Attleboro third, King Philip fourth (86.5) and Canton fifth (80). Sharon, Foxboro, Oliver Ames and Stoughton completed the field. “It is a […]
CHS basketball coach Mike Devoll summed it up best after Canton’s big win over Oliver Ames last week. “When we play up tempo, attack the basket, and limit our turnovers, we can play with anyone,” he said. “But when we play passive basketball, stuff that can put you to sleep, we can also lose to […]
The CHS girls’ varsity basketball team ended its five-game home stand last week winless, but in facing the top five teams in the Hockomock League during this period, Canton did show the ability to keep games close — something this team was not able to do at the start of the season. On a five-game […]
While the goals were somewhat hard to come by, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team still managed to collect two more well-deserved wins last week, beating North Attleboro 3-0 at home and Stoughton 2-0 on the road to improve to 7-1-1 with five leage games remaining. On Wednesday against the Red Rocketeers, the Bulldogs got […]
The CHS girls’ and boys’ varsity swim teams kept their recent hot streaks going last Friday against Stoughton, with both squads downing the rival Black Knights. The girls won 88-73, improving to 4-5 on the season, and have won two of their last three meets. The boys, now winners of three in a row, beat […]
It will be a quiet election season for the town of Canton in 2010 as Friday’s deadline to submit nomination papers came and went with little fanfare, producing just a single contested race. The lone contest in the April 6 election will pit incumbent Housing Authority member Ron Grinnell against challenger Jason Dupre, while all […]
