Although hockey championships are not won in December, the CHS girls’ team has to be considered one of the early favorites in Division 2 after opening the season with three straight impressive victories. Already the Bulldogs have racked up 25 goals in wins over King Philip (10-0), Sandwich (7-5) and Franklin (8-1), and new head […]
After struggling to find any rhythm in its season-opening loss to Lincoln-Sudbury last week, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team responded with a hard-fought, 2-0 road victory over familiar foe North Quincy to improve to 1-1 overall. For head coach Brian Shuman, it was exactly the type of “statement win” that he was hoping […]
An inexperienced Canton High boys’ basketball team opened the season at Taunton last Friday, and the results were anything but pretty as the Bulldogs fell to the Tigers in a blowout 85-41. Taunton’s deep, veteran-laden lineup came out on its home gym and took control early in the game, jumping out to a 25-7 first-quarter […]
The CHS girls’ basketball team suffered a convincing defeat in its season opener last Friday against Taunton, but there were plenty of positive takeaways from the 70-39 loss, according to head coach Caitlin Jamiel. Jamiel, in fact, thought the Bulldogs played an “awesome” game against a much bigger school with a considerably taller roster, and […]
Both CHS swim teams are off to promising starts this season, highlighted by a double victory over Old Rochester at home last Wednesday and an 88-69 win by the girls’ team at Attleboro on Friday. The girls are now 2-0 on the season while the boys stand at 1-1 after a close loss to the […]
The CHS girls’ track team won its first meet of the season last week, beating Milford 50-44. The boys’ team, rebuilding in talent and numbers, lost for the second time this season 66-25 after falling to Stoughton 70-21 in the season opener. With 46 team members, the girls have the numbers and the depth to […]
Out of over 120 parochial PK-8 schools in the Archdiocese of Boston, the students of St. John the Evangelist School in Canton earned the highest overall scores on the Stanford 10 Achievement tests in 2012. The Stanford, or SAT-10 as it is known, is administered to students nationwide in both public and private schools to […]
By Judy Bass The Chateau de Bleu student-run restaurant at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton was full to capacity with guests on the morning of Wednesday, December 12. But this was no ordinary breakfast crowd. The people gathered there, including Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey, state representatives William Galvin and Walter Timilty, […]
Shoppers at the Village Shoppes in Canton were treated to a very special guest as none other than Santa Claus himself came to town on Saturday, December 15. Along with Santa there was live holiday music and horse-drawn hayrides. Shoppers were also encouraged to donate to families in need at the Canton Community Theatre.
One of the tasks that Veterans’ Agent Tony Andreotti performs each year is to decorate the veterans’ memorials near the Canton Corner Cemetery with wreaths at the holidays. The memorials honor those who served in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. Several years ago, a Canton family called […]
