Canton High School appears to be in the midst of a spring sports renaissance, with all eight teams getting at least a taste of the postseason this year. Below is a snapshot of each team’s accomplishments to date: Boys’ lacrosse: The Bulldogs finished second in the Davenport Division and a program-best 11-6 overall, led by […]
A proposed housing subdivision off Village Gate Road that would have netted the town more than 30 acres of conservation land ended in defeat last week after a deadlocked Planning Board rejected the developer’s application for a special permit. The so-called “flex plan,” submitted by Canton builder Pat Considine under the town’s flexible development bylaw, […]
Editor’s note: The following statement was released on Wednesday by Senator Brian A. Joyce in response to the recent criminal indictment against Matthew Israel, founder of the controversial Judge Rotenberg Center on Turnpike Street — believed to be the only special needs school in the country that uses electric shocks as a form of “aversive […]
In October of 2004, Robin and Bernie Mendillo of Elm Street took the first step in a journey that would culminate nearly five years later with the adoption of their daughter from China. Bernie Mendillo has chronicled the experience in Bella in America: A Memoir, based on the blog he wrote in China. The Mendillos […]
On Thursday, April 28, players and coaches on the Massasoit Community College men’s basketball team visited the State House, where they were honored at a reception and introduced in the chamber for winning the Region 21 NJCAA Division 2 title for the first time in school history. The team was greeted by state representatives Geraldine Creedon, Michael Brady, Christine Canavan, Louis […]
On Saturday, May 14, students from the Galvin Middle School’s “Solar Car Club” participated in the Junior Solar Sprint — a model solar car race held at MIT each year. This race calls upon middle school students from around the state to design and build a working, model-sized solar-powered car using a small solar panel, […]
A touch of Newbury Street can now be found at 635 Washington Street in Canton, thanks to the relocation of Advanced Skin Care & Hair Removal Center to Savoy Day Spa. Owner Sharon Cisternelli is excited to be back in downtown Canton after first opening Advanced Skin Care 22 years ago above the Main Event. […]
With a dominating 23-10 victory over Sharon, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team was crowned the first-ever Davenport Division champions in the Hockomock League. “It was a great feeling, and the girls were really excited about it,” coach Chris Murtagh said. “We began the season with this as our goal, and to attain that goal […]
After two close calls the week before, the CHS boys’ lacrosse team traveled to Sharon last Thursday and came away with one of its most convincing wins to date — a 12-5 victory that was every bit as lopsided as the score suggests. The win was the Bulldogs’ tenth of the season and guaranteed them […]
The CHS girls’ track team had a great Hockomock League Championship Meet, as the team placed third overall and three members were event champions: junior Vicky Tondre in the 200 meters; senior Chidimma Nwankwo in the shot put; and sophomore Lauren Berman in the mile. CHS head coach Ben Mattson said it could be the […]
