The top-seeded CHS football team’s quest for an MIAA Super Bowl berth ended abruptly Friday night as a creative Holliston offense and several Canton penalties led to a 27-14 loss for the previously unbeaten Bulldogs in the Division 5 south championship game played at Memorial Field. The Panthers (9-1), seeded second going into the tournament, […]
Dear Editor: I started with CrossFit HomeBase, a local gym on Turnpike Street, a few months after it opened about seven years ago. Truth be told, I was a little leery at first, thinking it would be a gym with “muscle heads” walking around stopping at every mirror to flex! Boy was I wrong. There […]
On Wednesday, November 13, Canton’s Jenna Peccia signed her National Letter of Intent to play college lacrosse for Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, beginning in 2020-21. A standout goalie on the Dexter Southfield girls lacrosse team, Peccia had verbally committed to Old Dominion as a junior after touring several Division 1 colleges on the […]
The Canton High School Drama Club proudly presented Arthur Miller’s The Crucible November 14-16 in the CHS auditorium. Check out this week’s Citizen for more play coverage, including photos by Michelle Stark and a full list of cast and crew.
During an electrifying run through the gauntlet of Division 2 state powers, the Canton High volleyball team — one of the region’s most storied and well-respected varsity programs — repeatedly rose to the occasion as they clawed their way to the throne, earning the right at long last to be called Massachusetts state champions. Led […]
John McCourt, head of the Canton Playground and Recreation Commission, gave two positive reports to the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night regarding the progress of renovations at the Metropolis Skating Rink and the Bolivar pool facility. The two projects were approved by town meeting voters in December 2018 and May 2019, respectively. The first to […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the November 21 edition include: * Coverage of the CHS volleyball team’s state championship run * Photos from the CHS production of The Crucible * Scott Herr Foundation marks 10-year anniversary * Board of Health approves stricter […]
Patricia A. Francis (Hargadon), known to her family and friends as “Pat, Patty, Franny, GAPPY,” age 67, of Canton, passed away peacefully at home on November 18. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Fontbonne Academy and Aquinas Junior College. She worked for many years as a medical secretary for Dr. […]
Yolanda E. Moreno (Scioletti), 91, of Canton, passed away November 17 at home. Born in Cambridge, she was raised in Cambridge and Medford and graduated from Medford High School. She worked for many years as a seamstress and was an avid gardener. Beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Mother of Janice Boucher of Stoughton. […]
Hugh D. Hamilton, 91, of Weymouth, formerly of Dorchester, passed away November 13 at Care One in Randolph. Born and raised in Roxbury, he served in the Navy during World War II. He worked for the Teamsters Local 25 in Boston for many years before retiring. He has lived in Weymouth for the last 20 […]
