Five years ago, Katie Hathaway was out doing some Christmas shopping when she ran into a classmate of hers from her Galvin Middle School days, Michelle Loughran, and her heart broke for her when she learned that Michelle had cancer. Michelle, still very much in shock herself, had been told just days earlier that she […]
This holiday season, Canton fourth grader Kelly MacDonald and her Kennedy School classmates are doing their part to bring a little joy to soldiers currently serving overseas. MacDonald, a student in Jessica Joslyn’s class, recently spearheaded a “Boodle Brigade” collection drive in honor of her brother Brendan, a first-year cadet at the U.S. Military Academy […]
The story below originally appeared in the Canton Citizen on November 27, 2013. The Citizen republished it this week in honor of George Sykes, a longtime Canton resident and World War II veteran who passed away on Saturday at the age of 97. (Click here for obituary) *** At 94 years of age and part […]
Click here to watch the zoning board hearings courtesy of Canton Community Television. The “11th hour” surprises kept coming last week in the curious case of a proposed assisted living facility on Revere Street — a project that will likely need the blessing of the courts if it is ever going to be built as […]
For the second year in a row, the CHS varsity volleyball team entered the Division 2 central sectional tournament on a season-long roll and muscled its way to the title game as the number-one overall seed. Only this time, the magic ran out a little too soon as Canton fell to No. 2 Westborough 3-1 […]
Israel “Izzy” Geller, a beloved community figure whose amazing tale of survival at the hands of the Nazis became an inspiration to generations of local residents, passed away on Friday, November 8, at the age of 89. A resident of Canton for the past 20 years, Geller had served the town for a decade as […]
Update: The CHS volleyball team knocked off No. 9 Marlboro 3-0 in the Division 2 central sectional quarterfinals on Tuesday. The top-ranked Bulldogs were due to face No. 5 Hopkinton Thursday night at CHS. The Canton High varsity volleyball team was set to begin its sectional title defense this week after wrapping up the regular season […]
Selectmen reportedly looking to acquire historic property ~ Three weeks after being blindsided by a last-minute letter from the Board of Selectmen opposing their plans for an assisted living facility on Revere Street, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property are back on the offensive, armed this time with a letter of their own that […]
It was a disappointing and surprising week for fans of Bulldog athletics as three of Canton High School’s most decorated programs — the field hockey, boys’ soccer and girls’ soccer teams — were all eliminated from postseason play within a span of four days. All three losses came in the first round of their respective […]
For the eighth consecutive season and the 16th time in the last 18 years, the CHS boys’ soccer team is headed back to the postseason after knocking off Foxboro 3-1 at home last week. The victory was Canton’s seventh at Memorial Field this season as the Bulldogs went unbeaten at home with a record of […]
