The CHS boys’ cross country team earned its first victory of the season, and the girls nabbed their fourth dual meet win in five tries last week against Stoughton. Both teams also had a good showing in the state Twilight Meet, held Saturday evening in Falmouth. In the boys’ 28-29 win over the Black Knights, […]
Coming off back-to-back losses to Hockomock opponents Stoughton and Taunton, the CHS boys’ soccer team rebounded in a big way last week with a convincing win and two come-from-behind draws to improve to 6-5-2 on the season. The Bulldogs’ lone victory of the week over nonleague Tyngsborough was a big one as it qualified the […]
The library will host a free financial literacy seminar on Wednesday, October 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Presented by Robert LoRe of Early Investors Inc., the seminar will show you how to pay down student loans or other debts while saving for the future. The recession of the last few […]
On Thursday, October 4, the Canton High School community took part in something that yielded an arguably unparalleled display of school spirit. But it was not a pep rally or an athletic event or anything else where there’s an anticipated or predictable bonding experience. It was a “lip dub,” a music video shoot that involved […]
To keep up with the times, school libraries must go beyond print material and provide resources to navigate through a digital world. With that in mind, Canton High School librarian Joanne Teliszewski and Galvin Middle School librarian Nancy Stockwell-Alpert
Selectmen have approved a $1.95 million mitigation package from Avalon Bay Communities of Boston as part of an agreement allowing the developer to build 196 apartments on 43 acres of land near the Canton-Randolph border on Randolph Street. Selectmen said this is the best agreement they could forge with the developer after a court decision […]
With nearly 62 years of police work between them, Officer Robert Sykes and Sergeant Mark Ronayne have retired from the Canton Police Department: Sykes on Labor Day and Ronayne on October 14. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and Deputy Chief Helena Findlen each had praise and warm wishes for both. Berkowitz and Findlen were trained by […]
Since being diagnosed with breast cancer in August, Tara Shuman has written extensively on her blog about the many “amazing” people in her life and their numerous acts of kindness and support. And soon she will have another example to write about as three of her longtime friends, along with other “Team Tara” supporters, get […]
DID YOU KNOW … Stoughton selectmen voted 5-0 to appoint Michael J. Hartman of Canton as Stoughton’s next town manager. Hartman has been the town manager in Jaffrey, NH, since 2007. Before that he was the town administrator in Wareham (2001 to 2007) and Medway (1998 to 2001). Hartman replaces interim town manager Joshua Feaster, […]
An 81-year-old man recently came in to talk about taking out a 30-year mortgage on his house in Canton. Given his age, you might be thinking, “What?” But times change. Financial tools change. And the way people can make use of those tools changes too. Some background: Up until about 1985, a homeowner might have […]
