A dream Canton High hockey double-header that is two years overdue will finally become a reality this Sunday as both Bulldog squads head to the TD Boston Garden to battle for the Division 2 state championship.
The 2022 spring town election season in Canton promises to be a lackluster affair after Tuesday’s nomination deadline came and went without producing any challengers. A total of 11 people submitted the necessary paperwork to the Town Clerk’s office for the 11 offices up for grabs in the April 5 town election. As a result, […]
Senior captain Eamon Kelly capped off a career week in the most thrilling way possible and the CHS hockey team made its biggest statement of the season as the Bulldogs outlasted D1 powerhouse Reading in overtime on Sunday to capture the inaugural Ed Burns Coffee Pot championship in the Walter Brinn Division. Organized as a […]
Effective at midnight on Monday, February 14, the hotly debated townwide policy on indoor mask wearing will shift from an enforceable requirement to a “strongly” worded advisory following a unanimous vote by the town’s Board of Health earlier this week. Citing a rapid decline in COVID-19 cases, vaccination rates exceeding 80 percent, and increased access […]
With one powerful shot by junior defenseman Maya Battista, the CHS girls ice hockey team wrapped up a third consecutive Hockomock League title last week as they squeaked past King Philip Regional 2-1 in overtime to clinch the crown outright. Wednesday’s victory was their fifth in as many tries against a league opponent and all […]
The red-hot Canton High boys ice hockey team ran its winning streak to double digits earlier this week with a dominant 4-0 win over Burlington in the opening round of the inaugural Ed Burns Coffee Pot Tournament. Originally scheduled to be played on Sunday, the game was moved to Monday at Metropolis Rink as local […]
Update: Canton High’s girls swim team captured the Hockomock Davenport title and finished with a perfect 7-0 regular season record after knocking off Foxboro 93-63 at home last Wednesday. The boys team also defeated the Warriors and finished with a record of 5-2. *** With two more convincing wins last week, the CHS girls swim […]
COVID infection rates soared to unprecedented levels in Canton during the first two weeks of 2022 in what could well end up being the peak of the winter surge. Still, the official numbers only tell part of the story of Omicron’s impact locally, according to town health officials. “Unfortunately, the large numbers that we’ve seen […]
The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its selections for top CHS teams and athletes of 2021. All award winners, along with honorable mentions, rookies of the year, and other sports highlights from the past year were featured in the January 6 print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual year in review. Male Team […]
See this week’s print edition of the Citizen for more news and notables from the past year, including our annual sports awards. From the emergence of new variants to the endless debates over mask wearing to the surging demand for at-home rapid tests, COVID-19 remained a ubiquitous presence in our lives throughout the duration of […]
