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It was another easy week for the vaunted CHS girls’ soccer team as the Bulldogs cruised past Foxboro 3-0 at home last Wednesday before blowing out Stoughton 9-1 on the road in Friday’s Hockomock League finale. The girls were also due to play at nonleague Andover on Monday, but the game was canceled because of […]
Nov 1 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Hotly contested races for president and U.S. Senator along with various local races and a slew of intriguing ballot questions will all be up for grabs when Canton voters head to the polls on Election Day this coming Tuesday, November 6. In the race for president of the United States, Democratic incumbent Barack Obama is […]
Oct 31 2012 | Posted in
Town Election | By
Jay Turner
Canton voters will have a little extra drama to look forward to this year on election night thanks to the addition of a fourth ballot question that once again proposes passage of the Community Preservation Act. Tuesday will mark the third time since 2006 — and the second time in the past calendar year — […]
Oct 31 2012 | Posted in
Town Election | By
Jay Turner
A new school safety protocol being piloted in the Canton Public Schools and a handful of other school districts throughout Massachusetts will teach students and staff to be proactive — and possibly even use aggression — in the event that they are confronted by an armed intruder. The new protocol, which is being spearheaded by […]
Oct 31 2012 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jay Turner
Needing a win to stay in contention for another Hockomock League title, the CHS field hockey team took on third-place Oliver Ames last week and did not disappoint, pouncing on the Tigers for three quick goals en route to an easy 5-0 victory. For head coach Fior Griffin, it was just the kind of complete […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
The Canton High volleyball team remains on its quest for a perfect season after knocking off three more Davenport Division opponents last week to improve to 16-0 with three games to play. It goes without saying that the Bulldogs have locked up the division title; however, they still have a few tough opponents in Stoughton […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
If the CHS girls’ soccer team was due for a letdown, it likely would have come last week with back-to-back games against second-place Oliver Ames and third-place Sharon. Instead, the Bulldogs just kept rolling, winning both contests by shutout to capture at least a share of the Davenport Division title. Winners of ten straight games, […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After a heartbreaking loss last Wednesday to first-place Oliver Ames, the Canton High boys’ varsity soccer team was able to rebound on Friday with a 1-0 road victory over Sharon, improving to 7-6-2 heading into the final week of the regular season. It was the Bulldogs’ second win in as many tries against their Davenport […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
After more than two years of planning and development, the Canton landfill solar facility — a project that has been both lauded as a “win-win” by town officials and skewered as a “ticking time bomb” by the local electrical workers’ union — is now officially up and running, according to project developer Southern Sky Renewable […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
After earning solid victories last week against Hockomock large school opponents King Philip and Mansfield, the undefeated Canton High volleyball team took its talents to Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, where the Bulldogs made it 13 in a row with a thrilling 3-2 win over the vaunted Cougars. For head coach Pat Cawley, Friday’s match […]
Oct 18 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner