The discussion on school space needs continued at last week’s School Committee meeting as new information surfaced on a proposed modular classroom addition at the Kennedy School and a standalone school administration building at the Paul Revere Heritage site. The most immediate effect of both items is that the committee will now proceed with a […]
A combination of turnovers and costly penalties along with several big plays by the Stoughton offense foiled Thanksgiving Day for the Canton High Bulldogs as the Black Knights prevailed 26-13 before a capacity crowd at Canton’s Memorial Field. This year marked the 90th meeting between the two rival schools, with Stoughton holding a slight lead […]
Last week, the Canton Police Department officially launched the Nextdoor program, a free, private social network for neighborhoods. The CPD is one of the first local agencies to launch this program. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said through his department Twitter account that the Nextdoor for Public Agencies program allows the CPD to communicate neighborhood-specific updates […]
He’s No. 2 in the Canton football program, and chances are you will see Woanyen Mahn on every down: offense, defense, and special teams. Quietly, Mahn has developed into one of the most talented football players on the team, amassing over 750 rushing yards and making 40 tackles on defense and special teams. He also […]
Editor’s note: This Thanksgiving, as the nation continues to confront and examine the roots of the growing opiate addiction epidemic, the Canton Citizen would like to give thanks to trailblazers like June Knochin, a Canton mother who channeled her grief over the loss of her son and spoke up about the subject long before it […]
It just wasn’t in the cards. For CHS volleyball coach Pat Cawley and her talented Bulldogs squad, that was the harsh reality after Saturday night’s season-ending, 3-0 loss to top-seeded Westboro in the Division 2 central sectional finals. Playing in their third sectional title game in four seasons and full of confidence after back-to-back shutout […]
Canton resident Christopher Murray, a senior captain and starting midfielder for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute men’s soccer team, was recently named to the All-Conference Second Team in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) for the second consecutive season. A 2012 graduate of Canton High School, Murray tied for seventh in the conference […]
Raising Matty Christian, an acclaimed feature-length documentary about the life of Canton’s Matthew G. Christian (1983-2009), will be available on DVD beginning tomorrow, November 20. Winner of nine film festival awards nationally, Raising Matty Christian was directed by Rhode Island-based filmmaker Christian de Rezendes under his company Breaking Branches Pictures. The film is an inspiring profile on the late […]
Robert P. “Doc” Moritz of Canton passed away November 16 at the Copley at Stoughton surrounded by his loving family. Born in Dorchester, he was raised in St. William’s Parrish in Savin Hill and graduated from Commerce High School and Massachusetts School of Optometry and was an Army veteran of World War II. Doc lived […]
