It isn’t often that a leader gets to walk away from his post immediately after achieving his number-one organizational priority, but that was indeed the case for Canton’s John Friel, who recently got to celebrate the end of his two-year run as chairman of the Council on Aging with the promise of a new senior […]
After six consecutive weeks with at least one win and one loss, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team now finds itself right around .500 and in need of a strong finish if it wants to make it back to the postseason. Last week, the girls continued a season-long trend with a convincing victory over Milford and […]
Marilyn Rodman, a longtime Canton School Committee member, dedicated philanthropist, and a passionate supporter of the performing arts, passed away on Monday, May 13, following a lengthy illness. A well-known and beloved figure in the Canton community, Rodman served the Canton Public Schools in an official capacity for 22 years and also worked tirelessly behind […]
The CHS boys’ lacrosse team saw its historic winning streak come to an end on Wednesday, May 15, against division rival Foxboro. The Davenport champion Bulldogs mounted a valiant second-half comeback from three
Next Thursday, May 23, walkers and runners of all ability levels are invited to the George King Track at Canton High School for the “Last Mile,” a charity event dedicated to all of those affected by the tragic events in Boston on Marathon Monday. Billed as a “no-frills” affair, the event will feature six one-mile […]
It’s been a magical season for the CHS boys’ lacrosse team, and last week it only got better as the Bulldogs picked up two more big victories to run its winning streak to ten in a row. Canton has now beaten every team in the Hockomock League, including all four Kelly-Rex Division (large school) teams […]
The Canton High girls’ lacrosse team continues to tread water in the Hockomock League, and last week epitomized this trend as the Bulldogs split a pair with King Philip and Mansfield while adding a rare tie against nonleague Medway for good measure. With the 1-1-1 week, the girls now sit at 5-6-1 overall with six […]
Everything in life changes when you become a parent … Your life won’t be about you anymore. You’ll see. (Anne Lang as told by Tara Shuman in “Tara Beats Cancer,” October 2012) In early August of last year, Anne Lang Talbot of Canton had her world turned upside-down with the news that her firstborn child, Tara, […]
Funding for a new senior center, a temporary ban on medical pot shops, and a cash-for-affordable-housing swap are among the many intriguing items that will be up for discussion at Canton’s annual town meeting, which gets underway at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 13, in the Canton High School auditorium. Traditionally held on the last […]
It’s not always easy to pinpoint the exact moment when a team goes from intriguing upstart to legitimate title contender, but that is precisely what happened last week after the CHS boys’ lacrosse team ran its unbeaten streak to eight straight with three more victories — punctuated by a program-defining, double-overtime thriller over division rival […]
