The School Committee last week agreed on a $780 family cap on athletic user fees for the 2011-2012 school year, which begins on September 6. Earlier this year, committee members had voted to increase the user fee from $125 to $195 per student, which enabled them to save a handful of programs that had been […]
The unsightly utility wires have been buried underground, the road freshly paved, and the sidewalks beautified with plenty of greenery, flush granite curbing and wrought-iron fixtures. Lining the street on both sides are a variety of shops and restaurants, including several new businesses that have flocked to the area in recent months. Throw in the […]
A group of Canton pals enjoy a day on Nantasket Beach in Hull in the early 1950s. The photo, taken by Allan “Bucky” Doody, appeared in the most recent issue of Reminisce magazine with the following quote from Doody: “We rented our swimsuits there and wore our locker keys around our necks.” Left to right: […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sits on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. My wife and I stopped in while driving to Chicago when we needed a halfway point to rest. The hall of fame is a shrine to rock in all its forms — from jazz to punk and all […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton has missed the boat on the local option meal tax. The recent town meeting voted against the additional .75 percent tax, which would have been added to restaurant bills on top of the 6.25 percent state sales tax. In the past year, Stoughton collected just over $350,000; Walpole collected $290,000; […]
The Boston Gaelic Athletic Association’s 2011 season is reaching its climax at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton. There are 23 clubs under the umbrella of the Boston Northeast Divisional Board, fielding in excess of 40 teams. Clubs have been competing since May for the Gaelic football and hurling championships. In football, there are four […]
Nicholas L. Vinios, 81, of Dover and Palm Beach, FL, passed away July 29. He recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the heart transplant he received in 1991 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Nick was always grateful for those who cared so well for him over the past 20 years, in particular, Dr. Gilbert Mudge […]
Agnes C. McGarrett (Rock), 87, formerly of Canton, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, passed away July 29 at the Bowling Green Retirement Village. Born and raised in Roslindale, she graduated from Roslindale High School. She was married in 1947, and she and her husband moved to Canton in 1950 where she lived until February 2011. She […]
Michael L. Burke, 75, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday July 24, 2011, after attending mass at Corpus Christi, his parish in Aliso Viejo, California. He is survived by his wife, Noreen Lyons Burke, retired teacher from the Norwood school system. They were married for 52 wonderful years. He is also survived by […]
Note: The letter below references a recent hearing held on the Patrick administration’s proposed ban on skin shocks, a practice currently employed at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton. The proposed ban is nearly identical to the budget amendment advanced by Senator Brian Joyce that was defeated by House members during recent conference committee debates. […]
