Coming off a six-game losing streak and in danger of falling out of playoff contention, the Canton High boys’ basketball team bounced back in convincing fashion against Milford last week, exploding for 66 second-half points in a 95-72 home win Friday night. The Bulldogs then defeated Fairhaven 60-31 at home on Sunday to improve to […]
More than halfway through the season, the Canton High girls’ varsity basketball team continues to chase that elusive first victory, although the improvement has been steady and the team has been fun to watch, according to head coach Jim Choquette. Last week, the Bulldogs played three straight home games and came up just short in […]
The CHS girls’ indoor track team closed out the regular season with an impressive 54.66-39.33 win over Foxboro last week to finish at 3-2 overall. “It’s unusual to win a meet by more than 15 points when you only win five of the 11 events,” remarked head coach Dan Ashman after the meet. “But we […]
To a generation of Canton residents, the story of Matthew G. Christian is a deeply familiar one — tragic in its ending yet inspirational and life-affirming in ways that many will never forget. Born without full limbs but with a big heart and a fighter’s spirit, “Matty” somehow managed to be as ordinary as he […]
Check out the trailer for Raising Matty Christian, a feature-length documentary about the life and legacy of a beloved Canton resident. Click here for a profile on the making of the film.
Connie (Wortman) Whitty passed away to eternal rest January 27 in the company of her family. Connie was a resident of Canton since her marriage to Donald Whitty 62 years ago. She was born in Milton in 1926. After working as a legal secretary in Boston, she began her family. While raising her five children […]
Mary Lou Powers Stein, 74, proud resident of Canton, passed away peacefully on January 27 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brockton and raised in Canton, Mary Lou attended the St. John the Evangelist School and graduated from Canton High School. She worked for the town of Canton as the Recreation […]
Jean E. Lawson (Donegan), 87, of Attleboro, formerly of Bourne, passed away January 26 at Epoch Senior Healthcare of Sharon. Born and raised in Reading, she graduated from Reading High School and Laboure College in Dorchester. She worked as a nurse at New England Baptist Hospital for many years. She has lived in Attleboro for […]
James A. Doucette, 66, passed away January 25 at Mass. General Hospital in Boston. Born in Malden, he was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School and was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a self-employed court stenographer and was a member of the Mass. Court Reporters Association. He […]
C. Leonard Kelle of Halifax, 86, formerly of Hull, Norwell, and Canton, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014, after a long illness. Born and raised in Canton, Leonard worked most of his life as an estate caretaker. Loving father of Dorothy Kelle-Snell of New Amsterdam, NY, Charles Kelle Jr. of Pittston, ME, Cynthia K. Gifford of […]
