A 17-year-old juvenile is facing criminal charges for allegedly breaking into a motor vehicle in the Shaw’s parking lot on the afternoon of Friday, January 25. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said the incident was witnessed by Detective Rob Quirk, who had been patrolling the area after receiving a report of a car break in […]
It was quite an emotional week for the CHS boys basketball team, one that Bulldog fans will remember for a long time. CHS senior Xavier Machuga, who is recovering from a brain aneurysm suffered in the spring of 2017, started and scored two points in the game against Mansfield on Tuesday, January 15. Planned in […]
Although winless in four dual meets this season, the Canton High boys indoor track team made quite an impression at last weekend’s MSTCA Division 4 State Relay Meet, placing first in two events en route to a fourth place finish overall. The CHS girls team also turned in some impressive performances on Saturday and this […]
The Canton School Committee has revised its school facilities master plan with the focus now shifting to a renovated Galvin Middle School that would serve students in grades 5-8. The plan would still be predicated on the school system being approved for reimbursement funding from the Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA). While renovations to GMS […]
The number of suspected deaths related to opioids appears to be on the decline in Canton while the frequency of overdoses has begun to stabilize, according to new data released by the Canton Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services division. “At least the problem has not gotten worse,” said Fire Chief Charles Doody, who also serves […]
It’s back to the drawing board for Canton school officials after Dore & Whittier, the architectural firm hired to examine the feasibility of the school system’s previously approved facilities master plan, recommended against using the Rodman building as a separate “academy” for grade 8 students. The building, deemed structurally sound and ready for renovation, could […]
Update: The CHS boys varsity basketball team improved to 4-0 in 2019 with a 54-39 road win over Sharon on Friday night. The red-hot Bulldogs also defeated King Philip this week and currently lead the Davenport Division at 6-1 overall. *** CHS head boys basketball coach Ryan Gordy has heard the whispers in basketball circles […]
For Jonathan Gilmore and Austin Maffie, two former Canton High alumni and Bulldog basketball players, their interests in basketball did not end after high school graduation. Both have pursued their interests beyond the hardwood and into basketball operations at their respective colleges, with Gilmore now moving into the professional ranks after four years at UCLA. […]
Fire Chief Charles Doody is commending the quick action and bravery of several Canton firefighters who worked to prevent a Christmas Day tragedy at the Woodfield Commons (formerly Arboretum) apartment complex off Route 138. Responding to a fire in a basement apartment unit on the afternoon of December 25, firefighters were able to contain the […]
The driver of a fatal one-car crash on Pleasant Street that occurred in the early morning hours on Christmas Eve has been identified as Craig M. Casey, 30, of Stoughton and formerly of Dedham. The accident has received widespread media coverage in part because the body of the victim was not located during an initial […]
