It was another solid week of lacrosse for the Canton High girls’ team as the Bulldogs cruised past North Attleboro 14-9 before earning what head coach Chris Murtagh called a “moral victory” in a hard-fought, 13-8 loss to Franklin. Even with the loss, the girls still boast the second-best record in the Davenport Division at […]
On a Friday evening in early March, self-proclaimed “homebody” Debbie Hildred took her seat at a Watertown restaurant for a rare night out with friends. A short while
Although it ended with a tough loss against King Philip, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team turned in another solid week overall, highlighted by a one-goal victory over nonleague Norwood and a blowout win over North Attleboro. Now 6-3 at the halfway point of the season, the Bulldogs have put themselves in an excellent position […]
After a string of recent victories, the Canton High varsity softball team came back to earth last week, falling to Davenport Division leader Oliver Ames 5-1 on Wednesday and second-place Stoughton 6-1 on Friday. The back-to-back losses brought the Bulldogs’ overall record to 3-6 with eight games to go; however, the girls have already clinched […]
The Recreation Department hosted its annual spring carnival at the Kennedy Elementary School during April vacation week. Photos by Jay Turner
After opening the season with three consecutive losses, the CHS varsity softball team has turned things around in a hurry with three wins in its past four games, including a 9-3 road victory over nonleague Boston Latin Academy last Monday. The girls also played North Attleboro last week, losing 14-0, but overall they have looked […]
It was a week of extremes for the CHS girls’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs followed up their worst loss of the season, a 20-9 drubbing by Apponequet at home, with arguably their best win of the season, an 11-8 victory over league power Mansfield on the road. The Hornets, who have struggled this season […]
A suddenly promising budget outlook and a chance to improve the town’s long-term fiscal position will be among the major themes of Canton’s 2012 Annual Town Meeting, which kicks off Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the CHS Morse Auditorium. While there are still plenty of moving parts that could impact the town’s bottom […]
Another spring sports season is officially underway, and a quick glance at college rosters shows that Canton is indeed well-represented, with no fewer than a dozen hometown athletes currently suiting up for programs throughout New England and beyond. Headlining this group are three members of the Canton High class of 2011, including two former Bulldog […]
The Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Center, a self-proclaimed school of last resort and currently the only one in the nation using electric shock therapy as a behavior modification tool, has found itself at the center of yet another controversy after video surveillance footage of a student being restrained and then repeatedly shocked was played in a […]
