A lopsided victory over Sharon was the big highlight for the CHS boys’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs went 1-2 last week to fall to 7-9 overall. Although head coach Bill Bendell would have liked to have won at least one more to get to .500, he was generally pleased with the team’s effort in […]
May 24 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The CHS baseball team punched its ticket to the Division 3 south sectional tournament for the second consecutive year with a thrilling 1-0 win over Foxboro last week. The Bulldogs enter the playoffs with a 4-4 record against D3 opponents. The 6-12 Bulldogs were due to wrap up the regular season this week with a […]
May 24 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
For the first time all season, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team had a week where it lost more games than it won, going 1-2 with close losses to division leading Foxboro and nonleague Norwood to fall to 9-7 overall. At the same time, the week was hardly a disaster, as the Bulldogs had a chance […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The CHS girls’ tennis team went 2-1 last week, putting their record at 9-5 with three matches remaining. With wins against Mansfield and Oliver Ames and a loss against Foxboro, the squad is looking strong as they head toward tournament time. The first match of the week, on the road against Mansfield last Tuesday, was […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Holly Erickson
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Memorial Day Parade is scheduled to step off on Monday, May 28, at 9 a.m. from the front of Canton High School. This year’s co-marshals of the parade will be George McPhail and John Jennison. Karen Ronayne, with the help of the Canton Girl Scouts, put American flags on […]
Dear Editor: Our recent article about the condition of the Milton Animal Shelter was subject to controversy, and we, the 10th grade Canton Community Problem Solvers, would like to send out our sincerest apology. Our team would also like to clarify the message we were trying to send. Our intent was to portray that being […]
Dear Editor: On Monday, May 28, Memorial Day, Floral Scents of Canton is participating in the National Memorial Day Flowers program. Across the United States, 120 retail florists will hand out roses to visitors at their local cemeteries, and at Arlington National Cemetery 50,000 roses and 1,000 bouquets will be handed out. Prior to the town of Canton’s […]
Dear Editor: On March 18 the Halfway Cafe donated some of its profits to the Jonathan Forman Memorial Fund in order to help with the camp and educational funds for Jonathan’s two children, Aimee and Sabrina, who have lived in Canton for several years. The girls and I want to deeply thank all of you […]
Dear Editor: On Sunday, May 6, the Dean S. Luce CAPT held its 11th annual Luce 5K and Children’s Fun Run. There were half-mile and mile races for the children, and every young racer received a medal donated by Tom Murphy of Trophies and Awards. More than 120 runners participated in the 5K, with prizes […]
Frances R. Moynihan, 63, of Canton and Falmouth, passed away May 22 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Boston, she was raised in Mattapan and graduated from St. Gregory’s High School. She worked for Boston Gas as an engineer for many years before retiring in 2009. She has lived in […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen