It was a game of inches, and unfortunately for the Canton High Bulldogs, visiting North Attleboro made a few more plays to come away with a 7-0 win Friday night at CHS. The game was held in wet conditions with most of the second half played in a driving rain. Canton appeared to score the […]
The Canton Men’s Softball League has a new champion, and for the first time in the league’s 66 seasons, Halfway Café has captured the crown. Halfway, which finished third in the regular season at 15-5, won the title in a back-and-forth seven-game series over Hannington’s, a perennial past champion of the league. Hannington’s won the […]
Stung by a close loss to rival North Attleboro early last week, the CHS varsity volleyball team took its frustrations out on its next two opponents, shutting out both King Philip and Oliver Ames last Wednesday and Friday to improve to 5-1 overall. However, before there was redemption there was heartbreak, as the Bulldogs squandered […]
With key performances by sophomore Sam Riemer and senior Mike Reardon, the Canton High golf team bounced back from an 0-2 start to even its record at 2-2. Canton beat Stoughton 162-191 and followed that up with a home win over King Philip 157-163. Head coach Jim Spillane said the win over KP was significant […]
Deborah Kreusch, president and CEO of Canton Co-operative Bank, has announced that Jeffrey S. Phaneuf has been named to the bank’s board of directors. “We are very excited to have Jeff Phaneuf join the board of directors,” Kreusch said. “His strong community ties, combined with his experience in commercial real estate, will be a huge […]
When Hurricane Irene blew into town last month, she left a mess on the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center’s trails. Clogged and congested by upwards of 30 fallen trees, the 124-acre property’s cleanup plan looked tedious and long. “We had to close the trails for public safety,” noted Sharon Lee, the site’s office manager. “There […]
A message to the community: I want to take this opportunity to thank the town of Canton and Canton High School for the years of support I was given as the boys’ basketball coach at Canton High School. I cherished every single day that I was involved with the basketball program in Canton, and it […]
DID YOU KNOW … MAC recently listed the percentage of condos and apartments in Canton against single family housing at over 22 percent. It is interesting to note that out of the 22 percent, over 10 percent of the housing units are subsidized under Chapter 40B, the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Bylaw. In neighboring towns, Stoughton […]
Jane Marie (Buckley) Bent, 80, of Canton, died Sunday, September 25, at Sunrise of Norwood after a long illness. The daughter of the late Frederick J. and Anna (Monahan) Buckley, she was born, raised and educated in Canton, where she had resided for most of her life. She also lived in both Franklin and Mattapoisett […]
James F. English, of Canton, died September 23, 2011, at Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was a retired truck driver for Teamsters Local #379. He worked for Industrial Stainless Steel and Patent Scaffolding. He was the co-founder of the Sons of Italy in Canton and a member of the Canton Town Club and the Retired Men’s Club […]
