After another excellent regular season, the 10-4 CHS golf team is now preparing for the Hockomock League championships October 17 (today) and the first round of the Division 2 state tournament at the Easton Country Club on Monday, October 21. The 10-4 record is the team’s best finish since 2002. The Bulldogs ended the regular […]
Robert C. Erickson of Clifton, Maine, formerly of Foxboro and New Jersey, passed away at the Maine VA Nursing Home in Bangor on October 9, 2013, after a long illness. He was 92. Born June 27, 1921, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, he was the son of Siegfried and Marion (Conover) Erickson. He graduated from […]
By Melissa Mayer I can’t believe the race is two weeks away. What was I thinking, signing up for a 5k? Four months ago, I couldn’t even walk a mile, and now I think I can run more than three! I feel too old to be doing this. I am over 40 — who am […]
Did you know … According to a recent article in the Boston Globe, a 13-person team called G2 New England, Inc. has applied for a medical marijuana dispensary license that was filed in Norfolk County. The team includes people with medical, security, farming, and business backgrounds. They have a conditional lease for a building in […]
Glancing at my cell phone, I noticed a tiny number attached to one of my application icons. As usual, something needed updating. If it’s an app that I’ve added, it’s not a big deal. I click on the icon, agree to everything they ask of me, including seven years of indentured servitude, and voila! I’m […]
The slogan boasts that “America runs on Dunkin,” but only Canton can call itself home. On Tuesday the popular restaurant franchisor reaffirmed this fact at a public meeting of the Board of Selectmen, announcing that Dunkin’ Brands will be staying on Royall Street for the foreseeable future following successful negotiations with both its landlord on […]
The Board of Selectmen Tuesday night voted 5-0 to raise the fines for more than a dozen traffic violations while instituting a handful of new fines. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz, who recommended the increases, said the fine amounts had not been updated in the last 20 years, and selectmen agreed that the increases were reasonable and would […]
The School Committee decided Thursday night to proceed with a joint application with selectmen to renovate the Canton High School tennis courts and not relocate the site. Both boards have filed an application with the Community Preservation Committee. With the project tentatively pegged at $360,000, the committee will ask for $260,000 from the CCPC and […]
After rolling through the first half of its schedule en route to a perfect 10-0 start, the CHS varsity volleyball team stumbled on the road against King Philip last week, losing a two-set lead and ultimately the match despite another dominant display from its top two offensive stars. The week was far from a total […]
The final score was 40-13, but with a little more than eight minutes to go in the game, the Canton Bulldogs trailed rival Stoughton just 20-13 and were about to get the ball back with a chance to tie the score. But a running into the punter call against Canton gave the Black Knights new […]
