The CHS gymnastics team had a tough start to the 2012-2013 campaign, with a disappointing loss to Oliver Ames this past Saturday. Falling short by less than a point, the squad fell to the Tigers 130.35-129.5 in its home opener. While nerves seemed to get the best of them against OA, the squad has a […]
The CHS girls’ basketball team is still in search of victory number two after falling to Attleboro 55-38 in its only game of the week last Friday, January 4. The loss was the Bulldogs’ third in a row and dropped them to 1-4 overall; however, it was their best performance in several weeks and gave […]
For the entire month of January, the Boston-Manchester Edible Arrangements Co-op will be giving away free 8 oz. fruit salads to anyone who comes into one of their 49 stores — including the Canton location — and presents a membership card to any gym or fitness establishment. The Co-op owners want to reward those who […]
Many of the School Committee members and approximately 20 parents who attended a recent presentation by the Police Department on enhanced safety protocols came away impressed, but they would like the department to drop the use of the ALICE acronym, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. Committee member Robert Golledge said the […]
The School Committee last week submitted a preliminary operating budget for the next fiscal year that is $500,000 more than the figure they received from Finance Director Jim Murgia. The committee submitted the budget to the Finance Committee knowing it had to meet a mid-January deadline but also knowing that the town’s Revenue Committee has […]
Like many successful entrepreneurs, Laurie Davis has always been a risk taker at heart. She took a risk while at Canton High School in going out for the school musicals, and she later took a bigger risk when she left college early to get a jumpstart on her career — a decision that led to […]
Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has announced that nomination papers for the April 2, 2013 annual town election will be available in the town clerk’s office beginning January 22 at 9 a.m. The last day to obtain nomination papers is February 8 at 5 p.m. Those seeking office in the election must obtain the signatures of […]
The CHS boys’ basketball team continued its recent resurgence with a 52-45, come-from-behind win over a good Attleboro team at home last Friday, January 4. The Bulldogs are now 3-3 and have won three straight games, including back-to-back victories over nonleague Pembroke on December 28 and January 2. Friday night’s win came against a 4-3 […]
DID YOU KNOW… Westwood Station, now known as University Station, is back in the news. A special town meeting is scheduled to convene in Westwood on February 28 to consider adding a layer of new zoning for the 140-acre industrial tract on University Avenue. Westwood town meeting participants will also vote on the development’s first […]
It started with a conversation between strangers, family members of opposing hockey team members who were watching their kids face off on an ice rink in Rhode Island in November. Canton Youth Hockey’s Squirt A team was playing the Freeport, New York, Arrows in the Warwick Junior Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament. In the stands, Judy Mahan, […]
