The CHS volleyball team’s quest for Hockomock League supremacy ended in heartbreak on their home floor last week as the Bulldogs fell to Kelley-Rex co-champ King Philip 3-1 in the semifinals of the inaugural Hockomock Cup tournament. The defending Division 2 state champions, the Bulldogs had come into the match riding a seven-game winning streak […]
When Sofia Penna went recently to receive her COVID-19 vaccination in her adopted home state of Massachusetts, she presented her Venezuela license as identification and was treated with no questions asked. “They didn’t care who I was or what my legal status was,” she said. “It was so easy; everything was well thought out and […]
For the first time in three years, there was little uncertainty after the close of polls on election night as both contested races featured decisive winners. In the four-way Select Board race, Tom Theodore bounced back from last year’s recount defeat to top the ticket, leading all vote-getters with 1,732 votes.
A four-way contest for two Select Board seats and a School Committee race between two newcomers are the headliners in the upcoming town election set for Tuesday, April 6. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at each of the four voting locations, and mail-in ballots will be accepted through the close […]
Senior Angie Elias delivered another sensational all-around performance and the CHS girls volleyball team showed poise under pressure as they bounced back to beat Sharon in four sets last Wednesday at home. The Eagles, who have the look of a team on the rise, defeated the Bulldogs in straight sets last Monday for their first […]
It has been two weeks since the sudden passing of George Thomas IV and the unfairness of it all seems almost too much to fathom. Thomas, a nearly lifelong Canton resident, died as a result of heart complications following a routine workout at his home on February 25, just days before his 39th birthday. A […]
Even in an abbreviated and highly atypical season marked by rule changes, postponements and the lack of a traditional playoff structure, hockey success still found its way to Canton this winter with notable achievements seen across the public and private school ranks. On one end of town, at the newly reopened Metropolis Skating Rink, Canton […]
Not even a global pandemic could slow down Canton’s ice hockey juggernauts this winter as they both cruised to another Hockomock title while dominating on both ends of the ice. The two CHS varsity squads, both coming into the year as defending state champions, looked unbeatable for long stretches throughout the season and only had […]
Sophomore standout Shauna Harney repeated as the 200 individual medley champion and senior Jessica Hart captured her first career league title in the breaststroke as part of an impressive team effort for the Bulldogs at last week’s Hockomock League swimming championships. Due to COVID-19, teams in the Davenport Division opted to compete individually at their […]
The Canton Citizen is pleased to partner with the Canton Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee to present “Community in Unity,” a new regular series spotlighting Canton residents of diverse backgrounds. The series will run weekly throughout Black History Month and continue monthly for the remainder of 2021. As someone who was born in Nigeria, raised […]
