The School Committee has submitted an application to the Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) to fund the purchase of one or two slides that would connect the upper property of the Luce Elementary School to the lower athletic fields. The formal name of the project is “The SHINE Slide: A Fun Solution That Creates Access […]
Nov 22 2018 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mike Berger
Playing in a wind-driven rainstorm at Scituate High last Friday night, the CHS football Bulldogs competed hard and made some plays but ultimately met their match against a high-powered Scituate Sailors team, falling 21-0 in the Division 5 south sectional title game. Scituate (9-1) now moves on to face north champion Swampscott in the Division […]
Nov 17 2018 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
Six injured, storefront damaged in multi-car crash Six people were taken to the hospital and a downtown Canton storefront incurred significant damage as a result of a three-car accident on Wednesday morning, November 7. The incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. in front of Paula’s Package Store, located at the corner of Washington and Mechanic streets. […]
Nov 17 2018 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
With more than 50 percent of the Reservoir Pond dam repair project now completed and approved by the state, DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta estimates that Pleasant Street could reopen sometime within the next two to five weeks. Trotta pegged the end of Thanksgiving week (Nov. 23-24) as the best-case scenario with a more probable reopening […]
Nov 10 2018 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
Update: The 17th seeded lady Bulldogs fell 5-3 on Friday night to No. 16 Silver Lake Regional in the preliminary round of the Division 2 south sectional tournament. Canton finishes the season at 8-9-2 overall. *** For the 10th consecutive season, the Canton High girls soccer team is headed back to the Division 2 south […]
Nov 3 2018 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night formally decided not to call for a special town election to fill the seat vacated last month by Kevin Feeney and will instead await the town’s regular election in early April to fill the vacant seat. Feeney formally resigned during an executive session on October 16 after being […]
Nov 3 2018 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
CHS junior Chris Lavoie finished in a tie atop the leaderboard and earned co-medalist honors at the Division 2 south sectional golf championships held Monday at Easton Country Club. The Bulldog captain posted a match-low score of 76 over 18 holes and punched his ticket to the state finals, which get underway next Tuesday, October […]
Oct 27 2018 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger
School Committee Chairman Kristin Mirliani said the recent decision to eliminate public prayer from the CHS graduation ceremony was made not only for legal reasons, but also out of consideration and respect for all students’ beliefs. The decision, made over the summer in response to a complaint lodged by the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation, […]
Oct 26 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
In one of the most meaningful Canton home football games in recent memory, the Bulldogs gave the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers all they could handle in an eventual 14-10 defeat in front of a raucous crowd
Oct 20 2018 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
Canton police formally detailed the multiple charges lodged against three suspects in the armed home invasion on Neponset Street on Monday, October 8. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said the investigation continues and a motive has not been definitely determined. The suspects have been identified as Deijon Holmes, 18, Josiah Fleming, 18, and Timothy Fleming, […]
Oct 20 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger