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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.)

Bulldog hockey teams red-hot entering postseason

Update: The CHS boys ice hockey team is headed back to the south sectional finals after knocking off No. 2 Medfield 5-1 at the Gallo Arena in Bourne Wednesday night. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs (15-6-1), who also defeated No. 11 Plymouth North and No. 3 Plymouth South, will face top-seeded Westwood (18-2-2) on Sunday, March 8, […]

CHS soccer star commits to Providence College

Canton soccer star Hailee Duserick is headed to the Big East next fall to play for Division 1 Providence College, the Friars announced in a news release last week. Duserick will join a 2019 freshman class that includes five other New England products: Kayla Steeves of Needham, Elissa Dukeshire of Scituate, Catalina Mazo of Providence, […]

Selectmen races headline eventful 2015 ballot

Editor’s note: School officials, at the suggestion of the Board of Selectmen, have withdrawn its proposed debt-exclusion override from the April 7 town ballot. The measure will instead be introduced at the May town meeting and, if approved, will be put before voters in a subsequent special election. After yawning their way through the last […]

Planners tackle solar, hotel proposals at Feb. 4 hearings

Tempers flared over a proposed solar overlay district and one member waxed philosophic on the current state of zoning as the Canton Planning Board commenced public hearings last week on the 12 proposed zoning changes for 2015. Approximately two dozen citizens turned out for the February 4 meeting, which lasted more than three hours and […]

Icemen seize division lead with 3 W’s

The Canton High boys ice hockey team knows how to win in all sorts of ways, and the Bulldogs proved it again last week with a 3-0 stretch that featured three very different kinds of wins. The three victories — a blowout win over Attleboro, a low-scoring battle with Oliver Ames, and a high-scoring, back […]

New ‘neighbor’ sparks worry, excitement in Ponkapoag

A new neighbor has moved into the Ponkapoag section of Canton, and it’s either a reason for celebration or a cause for alarm — or possibly both. The new resident is a Castor canadensis, or North American beaver, and it’s the first

Girls’ hockey edges Duxbury for program-defining win

Led by their stellar senior captains and bolstered by a strong and energetic home crowd, the Canton High School girls varsity hockey team finally snagged the signature win they had been striving for — outlasting the four-time defending state champion Duxbury Dragons 5-4 at Metropolis Rink last Thursday. The thrilling victory, highlighted by senior captain […]

DiCalogero repeats as Hock wrestling champ

Senior captain Rob DiCalogero won his second consecutive 145-pound title and fellow captain Reda Chakir battled all the way to the 152-pound finals in the Hockomock League wrestling championships held last weekend at North Attleboro High School. While the Bulldogs did not fare well in the team standings, placing ninth out of 11 schools with […]

Canton’s Aufiero enjoying stellar season campaign

Kevin Aufiero of Canton is having quite the senior season for the Stonehill College men’s ice hockey team. Through 16 games, the Xaverian Brothers alum has racked up 15 points — good for seventh in the Northeast-10 Conference — while leading the Skyhawks to an overall record of 9-4-3. Twice already this season, Aufiero has been […]

Icemen salvage nonleague split, stomp L-S

The Canton High boys ice hockey team faced two familiar nonleague opponents from the north last week and came away with a 1-1 split, falling to Newburyport 4-2 on Monday before crushing Lincoln-Sudbury 6-2 on the road on Wednesday. With the win and the loss, the Bulldogs moved to 7-4 overall with eight games left […]

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