With another home-and-home sweep last week against Sharon, the CHS golf team ran its winning streak to six in a row and now sits alone atop the Hockomock Davenport Division. In their away match last Wednesday at the Cape Club of Sharon, the Bulldogs looked the part of an undefeated team as they outscored the […]
Oct 22 2020 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
Loaded with talent and experience but forced to adjust to a brand-new style of play due to COVID modifications, the CHS field hockey team still managed to look sharp right out of the gate in back-to-back wins over Hockomock Davenport foe Stoughton last week. “It was a strong start to the season and I thought […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
A large house party attended by Canton High School students and a positive COVID case impacting the Kennedy Elementary community prompted administrators to temporarily shift to a remote learning model at both schools following the recent three-day holiday weekend. In separate notifications from Interim Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan, students at both CHS and JFK […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jay Turner
Minutes after the first day of school let out at Canton High School, the fire alarm went off, capping off an already tumultuous start to the school year. Technically, this was the third “first day of school” — the first day happened when all students logged on remotely, and then again when ninth graders arrived […]
It was a great start to the season for the CHS cross country program as both squads recorded strong team wins over Stoughton at Pequitside Farm last week. The girls swept the top five spots en route to a 15-50 victory while the boys prevailed 20-35. The common denominator in both wins were strong contributions […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
The family of 12-year-old Connor Dobbyn, son of Canton native Mike Dobbyn, released the following video today to raise awareness about Connor’s fight against Sanfilippo syndrome and as a kickoff to a massive fundraising effort in hopes of funding the first-ever gene therapy clinical trial for Sanfilippo Type C — Connor’s only chance at life. […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
Featured Content | By
Canton Citizen
The Neponset River is a lot cleaner thanks to the volunteers and sponsors who supported the river cleanup on September 26 as part of the Neponset River Watershed Association’s Annual Fall Cleanup. More than 300 people gathered at 12 different locations along the Neponset River in Canton, Milton, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Dorchester, and Quincy. In […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the October 15 edition include: * COVID webinar emphasizes vigilance during holidays, gatherings * Metropolis Rink update and more news from Oct. 13 Select Board meeting * Canton’s Dick Staiti embraces challenge of county commissioner race * […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
Uncategorized | By
Canton Citizen
Dick Staiti has been told that he is “probably the last Renaissance man.” Given his time in seemingly dissimilar fields of medicine, teaching, law, and public governance, the description may not be far off the mark. As noteworthy is Staiti’s obvious enthusiasm for his past pursuits, present activities, and his future plans. He’s a man […]
Oct 15 2020 | Posted in
News | By
Candace Paris
Submitted by the campaign to elect Heather Hamilton Brookline Select Board Vice Chair and independent Norfolk County Commissioner candidate Heather Hamilton began her campaign for county office with a mission: cut through the partisan divide and engage Norfolk County voters of all stripes on how to make county government better. Six months into the race, […]
Oct 15 2020 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen