When Gina McCarthy took a job as her hometown health agent back in 1980, she never dreamed that she would one day be rubbing shoulders with national leaders or that she would eventually become one herself. She certainly didn’t envision a day that she would be standing alongside the president of the United States as […]
Restrictions on medical marijuana dispensaries, a major alteration to the municipal election calendar, and the town’s first ever batch of Community Preservation Act (CPA) projects are some of the many interesting items up for discussion at the 2014 annual town meeting, which kicks off at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 12, in the Canton High […]
The Canton community lost a beloved friend and loyal supporter on Monday with the sudden passing of Billy Cravens at the age of 56. A nearly lifelong resident of the town, Cravens made a name for himself first as a standout athlete — starring on the CHS football and baseball teams in the mid 1970s […]
It was a low scoring but productive week for the CHS boys’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs climbed over .500 with back-to-back wins over Oliver Ames (4-3) and Milford (7-0). Although neither opponent has looked all that formidable this season, head coach Bill Bendell was quick to note that division matchups are always tough — […]
After a period of relative inactivity following their latest unsuccessful rezoning attempt, representatives for Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber factory site on Revere Street, resurfaced at a Planning Board hearing last week with a proposal to subdivide the 40-acre property into five industrial lots. Exactly what that could mean for the […]
The following article originally appeared in the April 17 issue of the Canton Citizen. The communities of Canton and St. John the Evangelist lost a beloved and inspirational friend last week with the passing of Jean Sicard Kelleher at the age of 54. A nearly lifelong resident of the town and a 30-year veteran educator […]
Update: The CHS girls’ lacrosse team made it seven wins in a row with victories this week over North Attleboro (13-6) and Norwood (17-12). With three more victories last week, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team is off to its best start in years, holding steady with division rival Foxboro at 5-0-1 overall. While the […]
A close loss to the defending state champs, a successful team fundraiser, and a thrilling comeback victory highlighted a productive second week for the CHS varsity softball team. While it wasn’t perfect — the team still lost three out of four games and fell to 1-5 overall — the Bulldogs certainly have a reason to […]
It was an exciting start to the season for the CHS girls’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs salvaged a draw with a strong second half against Mansfield last Wednesday. Trailing 12-9 at halftime, Canton outscored Mansfield 8-5 the rest of the way on the Hornets’ home field, capped off by Mary McNeil’s game-tying goal with […]
After a promising start followed by some unexpected delays, the Neponset River Watershed Association is moving full steam ahead with its small dams program — an ambitious, long-term, and ultimately costly project targeting the roughly 100 obsolete dams along the Neponset and its tributaries. Over the next several years, the watershed association, which is headquartered […]
