Stories written by Jay TurnerJay 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
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Slowly but surely, the Paul Revere Heritage Site established last spring by Canton town meeting voters is beginning to take shape at the former Plymouth Rubber property, and renovation work is well underway and mostly on schedule, according to the developer overseeing the project. In the meantime, the committee tasked with identifying uses for the […]
Editor’s note: The following is the last in a series of profiles on Canton’s golf courses. The series wraps up with a look at Blue Hill Country Club, an upscale private club and 27-hole golf course located on Pecunit Street. With its historic and stunning golf course, upscale amenities, and championship pedigree, Canton’s Blue Hill […]
Oct 8 2015 | Posted in
Featured Content | By
Jay Turner
The search for a missing Canton man ended in tragedy earlier this week when the body of John C. Cash, 59, was discovered near the Canton Viaduct on Tuesday, October 6. According to a statement posted by Canton Police on the department Facebook page, Cash’s body was located at approximately 1 p.m. on Neponset Street […]
Oct 8 2015 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Jay Turner
The wins kept coming for the Canton High varsity volleyball team last week as the Bulldogs improved to 5-0 in division play and 8-1 overall with consecutive road victories over Milford, Stoughton, and Sharon. The red-hot Bulldogs, whose lone loss to date has been to a 9-2 King Philip squad, has only played a single […]
Oct 8 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The Patriots have the unmistakable “Flying Elvis” and the Bruins have that classic “spoked B.” And now the Bulldogs of Canton High School, for the first time in school history, have their own signature look — and one that is every bit as official as the pros thanks to the generosity and expertise of the […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jay Turner
A young and improving Canton High boys soccer team picked up its first victory of the season last week, snapping a four-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over Milford. The win came Thursday night at home and was even more convincing than the score would suggest, as the Bulldogs controlled possession and did not […]
Oct 1 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Editor’s note: The following is the fourth in a series of profiles on Canton’s golf courses. The series continues with a look at Ponkapoag Golf Course, a 36-hole municipal course located on Route 138 at the foot of the Blue Hills. From “world beater” status in the 1940s and 50s to the “worst golf course […]
Sep 25 2015 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner
After hitting a bit of a rough patch early in the season, the Canton High varsity field hockey team appears to be back on track following consecutive victories over Foxboro and Oliver Ames. The Bulldogs, a perennial league powerhouse, are now even at 2-2-1 overall and are just a single standings point out of first […]
Sep 25 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
On July 16, just six weeks after losing her older brother Marc to a heroin overdose, Elisa Alberts posted a letter on the Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse Facebook group that she had written a few months earlier — one of many she had penned to Marc over the past year-plus in the hopes of […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner
Picking up where they left off in last year’s undefeated regular season, the Canton High varsity volleyball team opened the 2015 campaign with back-to-back victories last week over Kelley-Rex foes North Attleboro and Mansfield. Led by veteran head coach Pat Cawley and senior captains Elizabeth Hamilton, Olivia Devoe and Rye Verille, the defending Davenport Division […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner