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Jay joined the Citizen as a staff writer in the spring of 2007, and in a few short months he was promoted to lead writer/assistant editor. He now serves as the managing editor, overseeing news and editorial content and managing the newspaper's circulation. (Click here for complete bio.)

Another big week for CHS boys lacrosse team

Update: The Bulldogs punched their ticket to the postseason with a dominant 13-2 win over Attleboro on Senior Night. The team was not as fortunate on Friday versus King Philip but will look to bounce back this coming Monday, May 20, against Kelley-Rex Division leader Franklin at home. *** The past few games have had […]

Canton’s annual town meeting kicks off Monday, May 13

Canton’s annual town meeting gets underway this coming Monday, May 13, and it’s shaping up to be another action-packed affair with $113 million in appropriations on the table and proposals ranging from a new town pool to the elimination of single-use plastic bags at retail. With a total of 46 articles on the warrant, this […]

Lessons from Mom: Local attorneys strengthen bond with new partnership

As a newly minted private practice attorney and PhD student who is also a wife, a mother of a toddler, and now a homeowner, Premela Deck is in the midst of a crash course on the elusive phenomenon known as work-life balance. Fortunately for Deck, she has the perfect mentor to help her navigate these […]

Girls tennis off to strong start, boys earn first W

The spring season is now in full swing for both CHS tennis teams, and experience level has been the primary differentiator with the veteran girls squad racing to a 3-1 start while the new-look boys team continues to make strides with a fresh lineup under new head coach Bill Donovan. For the girls team, Joel […]

Canton High boys lacrosse team eyeing big season

After a bit of a rocky start over the first few games, the Canton High boys lacrosse team seems to have bounced back nicely with back-to-back wins against two tough nonleague opponents in Scituate and Pembroke. Coming off an 11-8 season and a trip to the Division 2 south semifinals, the Bulldogs appear to possess […]

Brewery, detox appeal headline busy night for ZBA

It was a cautious ‘yes’ for a new coffee bar and nanobrewery at the Draper Mills site but another hard ‘no’ for a proposed drug and alcohol detox center on Turnpike Street at an action-packed meeting of the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals held late last month at Town Hall. In a public session that […]

Recount looms after historically close selectman race

Loughran tops Lopez by 1 vote in fierce 3-way battle It was only the second day of April, but there were plenty of evening fireworks in Canton Tuesday night thanks to a dramatic Board of Selectmen race that came down to a couple of hand-counted ballots. In what is surely one of the closest three-way […]

Board of Selectmen race headlines April 2 election

This coming Tuesday, April 2, is Election Day in Canton, and for the fourth time in five years voters will have a decision to make in the race for Board of Selectmen. This year, three candidates — Lisa Lopez, Michael Loughran and James Quigley — are all vying for the two-year vacancy created by the […]

Canton runners gearing up for Marathon Monday

This story originally appeared in the March 28 edition of the Canton Citizen. Follow today’s marathon at baa.org. *** The 123rd Boston Marathon is just around the corner, and eager runners have begun to taper their training while at the same time ramping up their fundraising efforts in anticipation of Patriots Day, April 15. Of […]

Garden Bound: Icemen roll to D2 title game

After a nine-year stretch that featured several deep playoff runs and a number of close-but-not-quite finishes, the Canton High boys ice hockey team is headed back to the Boston Garden with a chance to put a final exclamation point on one of the most dominant high school hockey seasons in recent memory. Still unbeaten after […]

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