Fresh off its biggest win of the season against rival Franklin, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team stayed red-hot with two more league victories against Milford and Oliver Ames last week, improving to 8-3 overall and a perfect 5-0 in the Hockomock League. While the rest of the Davenport Division continues to stumble, the Bulldogs […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It looks as though the CHS gymnastics team has found its rhythm. With wins against both North Attleboro and Attleboro, the squad went 2-0 over the recent three-day weekend, giving them a 3-2 record overall. On Saturday, the team faced some stiff competition from the North Attleboro gymnasts, but season-high scores from a few of […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Holly Erickson
The CHS boys’ basketball team dropped to 3-7 following back-to-back road losses to Franklin (60-43) and Foxboro (51-48) last week. The young squad has now lost four in a row and is starting to realize how competitive and formidable the teams in the Hockomock League are this year. Earlier in the week against Franklin, Canton […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
After playing four straight away games and losing all four by a wide margin, the CHS girls’ basketball team returned to their home court last week in hopes of getting back on track. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs ran into two of the Hockomock League’s best teams and just couldn’t keep up, falling to Franklin and Foxboro […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Anyone who lives in an old house can tell you that there are stories in every corner of that home. We are simply caretakers of old homes — owning them within a long line of homeowners both in the past and the future. For a family that really never had their own home, the Harrisons […]
Author Susan Kushner Resnick will speak about her acclaimed book You Saved Me, Too: What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me about Living, Dying, Loving, Fighting, and Swearing in Yiddish on Thursday, February 7, beginning at 8 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham in Canton. The snow date will be Sunday, February 10, at 7 p.m. A Sharon […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Starting in February, Canton High School will be offering a new “grab and go” breakfast program with the goal of helping students perform better academically. Breakfast will be offered prior to the start of school between 6:45 and 7:10 a.m. The cost will be $1.50, or 30 cents for students who qualify for the reduced […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
Canton Writes, the town-wide short story and poetry contest, kicks off this week. As in the past three years, there will be five categories for authors to enter: elementary school, middle school, high school, young adult (19-30), and adult. A writer may submit an entry in either or both short story and poetry categories. No […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Paul Callanan was a veteran of World War II, a trustee of the Canton Public Library for 13 years and served as both a teacher and vice principal at Canton High School. But to generations of Canton children, Callanan, who passed away January 16, was Santa Claus. For nearly 30 years, they waited in line […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
Opinion | By
Canton Citizen
DID YOU KNOW … John Connolly told MAC that he will be running for reelection as a Canton selectman, and MAC is endorsing him because, for the past 30 years, I have watched him demonstrate a firm and untiring commitment to making Canton a better place to live, to work, and to raise our children. […]