My brother, Ernest Carrara, was killed in a plane crash while serving with the United Nations forces in Korea on September 27, 1951. He survived World War II and received two Bronze Stars for landing behind enemy lines at night in Yugoslavia to deliver guns and ammunition to Yugoslavian and Albanian Partisans. I discovered this when, under […]
With three wins last week, the CHS boys’ tennis team is tournament bound. Victories over Stoughton, Foxboro and Cohasset brought Canton’s win total to nine, the magic number of wins the Bulldogs needed to qualify for the state tournament. After starting the season with a 3-6 record, the team has rebounded with a 6-2 mark […]
The Water Treatment Facility located off Pecunit Street was officially dedicated on Sunday afternoon to the late James P. Moran. Moran, who passed away June 18, 2006, served on many town boards, including the Housing Authority, Finance Committee, School Committee, Capital Planning Committee, and the Water/Sewer Rate Policy Commission.
Water sewer rates are likely going up beginning July 1, but not as much as anticipated. Under new rates accepted by selectmen Tuesday night, the average residential bill will increase nearly $6 per quarter. All irrigation customers will see a decrease as will small businesses with low consumption. Owners of apartment complexes, nursing homes, and […]
I looked at our carts brimming with thin, flat boxes and thought about how many times this store had solved our furniture problems. IKEA, I just found a store named IKEA and suddenly that name … you get the picture. I may make fun of it and claim that the name, roughly translated from the […]
DID YOU KNOW… There will be a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. this coming Sunday, May 23, for the James Moran Water Treatment Plant on Pecunit Street, and the K of C has donated the use of its facility at 500 Pleasant Street for the reception following the ceremony. On another matter, the selectmen will […]
Both CHS track teams were impressive at Saturday’s State Relays at Milton High, with the girls finishing fifth overall out of 23 teams and the boys finishing 15th out of 28 teams. The State Relays are a precursor to the Class C meet and give participants an idea how they compare to others in certain […]
~ Individual players shine in weekend tournament ~ After clinching a berth in the state tournament the week before, the CHS girls’ tennis team lost its only match of the week 3-2 at North Attleboro last Thursday. But, as head coach Sheila Conneely points out, the score of that match “does not tell the whole […]
In the boys’ tennis team’s lone match last week, the Bulldogs fell one point shy of pulling off an upset against unbeaten North Attleboro, losing 3-2 last Thursday at home. With the loss, Canton is 6-8 on the season and needs wins in three out of its last four matches to earn a spot in […]
After a decisive 21-7 win over Oliver Ames, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team qualified for the state tournament — its main goal since the beginning of the season. The girls lost the week’s two earlier games, 17-12 to King Philip and 15-4 to Franklin. After earning a 19-15 victory over OA in the second […]
