With a fairly young roster, CHS golf coach Jim Spillane has said he needs his veterans to come through this season, which — following a season-opening loss to Sharon — they did in a 166-183 win against Stoughton at the Easton Country Club. With par on the nine-hole course a 36, Canton’s two seniors, Glen […]
Sep 23 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton High School girls’ soccer team split the week with a 1-0 loss to Bishop Feehan and a 1-0 win over Oliver Ames, bringing the Bulldogs’ record to 1-2. According to coach Paul Turner, the team started slow in the game against Bishop Feehan and looked nervous. “It took us 20 minutes to settle […]
Sep 23 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The scores were the same, but the CHS boys’ cross country team was the winner in a 24-31 meet against Foxboro, while the girls lost to their Warrior counterparts by the same margin in the first dual meet of the year. “Being on our home course, we went into the meet expecting to be very […]
Sep 23 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
DID YOU KNOW… Canton’s sixth annual homecoming celebration is coming up on Saturday, September 25. It will get underway at 8:30 a.m. with the annual Reebok/Canton Homecoming Road Race, which starts and finishes at Canton High School. This year’s race, which has a 7:30 a.m. registration time, will feature a 5K and 10K, a wheelchair […]
The one thing that is as sure in our house as the sun coming up is that Snoopy needs his daily walk. Some dogs are happy to sit outside in the yard, others prefer a short stroll around the block, but beagles need proper walks so that they can sniff out every living thing that […]
First photo (above): Guster singer/guitarist Adam Gardner performs on the main stage at the Life is good Festival at Blue Hills. (Kaitlyn Erickson photo) With beach balls flying, kids of all ages dancing and playing, and upbeat music blaring, the scene at last weekend’s Life is good Festival at Blue Hills was precisely what organizers […]
Sep 16 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Canton Selectman Bob Burr soundly defeated his opponent in Tuesday’s primary and will now square off against incumbent state Senator Brian Joyce in November’s general election. Meanwhile, in an election cycle where many incumbents are deemed to be vulnerable, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch successfully held off a challenge from his opponent. With eight contested races […]
Sep 16 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Pickette
In preparing for the school year, Debra Bromfield was aware of what her new position as director of student services for the Canton Public Schools would entail, having previously served as the director of special education for the Masconomet Regional School District. So, since Bromfield’s arrival on August 2, much of her preparation has focused […]
Sep 16 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Pickette
She’s a familiar face within the Canton Public School system, but after spending the last three years as principal of the JFK Elementary School, Jen Henderson will be taking on a new role this school year, having been named the interim director of curriculum and instruction. Robin Billing, the former director of curriculum, instruction and […]
Sep 16 2010 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Pickette
The CHS football team did not perform well in its first game of the season, as Weston’s Wildcats dominated the Bulldogs 35-7 Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats raced to a 28-0 halftime lead, while Canton’s only touchdown came late in the fourth quarter when Anthony LaRose scored on a five-yard run on a drive set up […]
Sep 16 2010 | Posted in
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Mike Berger