Man About Canton: CHS Alumni Info

DID YOU KNOW …

The second edition of the Canton High School Alumni Directory 2012 was recently published and distributed. It includes biographical listings with contact information, career overviews, and family highlights plus a special section about the history of Canton High School from its first graduating class of 1869 to the last graduating class of 2012. For more information, visit www.cantonhighalumni.org.

The CHS Alumni Board of Directors includes Dr. Jim Haley ’61, President; Carolyn Christino ’68, Vice President; George Franco ’55, Treasurer; Arthur Radden ’59, Recording Secretary; Stephen Hagan ’58, Correspondence Secretary and Clerk; Tula Sfougaris ’53, Past President; Dianne Franco ’59, Database Administrator; Dianne Glenn ’59; Mary Harding ’59; Pat Landon ‘62; Sue O’Neil ‘59; and Thelma Rando ’54.

The Canton High School Alumni Association will be holding a pasta dinner on Saturday, January 26, at the American Legion beginning at 6 p.m. with a social hour (dinner at 7 p.m.). The cost is $12 per person, and reservations must be made ahead of time by sending a check payable to CHS Alumni Association to 960 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021. There will be a Red Sox ticket raffle and silent auction.

Dr. Bill Sullivan, a member of the Canton Council on Aging board of directors, was recently awarded the St. Ignatius Medal from Boston College High School, the highest honor given to graduates who have displayed high moral character and service to the community. Dr. Sullivan was a member of the BC High class of 1950.

Canton selectmen voted to accept a donation of $9,700 from the Law Firm of Goulston & Storrs to fund a review of the Westwood University Station transportation materials by McMahon & Associates.

According to a recent article in the Patriot Ledger, the average total cost to provide health insurance to a family of four through an employer topped $15,000 last year. Employees paid out an average of nearly $4,000 on family premiums. In the past 10 years, health insurance costs have increased an average of 74 percent while family income rose only 11 percent during the same period, which is a big reason why American working families are having problems with this runaway expense.

The LoJack Company of Canton has entered into an agreement with Galpin Ford of North Hills, California, the world’s largest Ford dealership, to install its antitheft devices. The agreement is the largest ever established by LoJack with a car dealer.

The Stoughton Police Department, in conjunction with Organizing Against Substances or OASIS, recently conducted a “shoulder tap” operation where underage volunteers were stationed outside of local liquor stores and asked adults to buy them alcohol. Out of 110 people approached, only eight agreed. According to state law, buying alcohol for a minor is punishable by a maximum fine of $2,000, maximum imprisonment of one year, or both.

Dunkin’ Brands, the Canton-based parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, recently donated $200,000 to super-storm Sandy relief efforts.

Brockton has one of the state’s highest stolen vehicle rates. According to FBI statistics, there are 41 auto thefts per 10,000 residents. The state median is six auto thefts per 10,000 residents. Canton is a little over the state median at seven, while Stoughton is over 12 thefts per 10,000 residents and Sharon is less than three.

Have you noticed the high level of water on Reservoir Pond? The town will take over the ownership of the pond when the level of water reaches a certain point and a certificate is received from the Office of Dam Safety certifying that the repair requirements were met.

At a recent board meeting, Canton Planning Board Chairman Chris Connolly discussed the Massachusetts voters’ approval of the legalization of medical marijuana and whether the town should amend its zoning regulations to make sure marijuana stores are restricted to certain areas of town. Some cities and towns are working to ban dispensaries, approving zoning changes to keep them out. Opponents have said they are concerned that the public health officials will not be able to prevent abuses of the new law.

Finally, did you feel like MAC did this past Christmas? That Christmas wasn’t so joyful? We had the horror of the Newtown massacre so close to Christmas; the nation’s “fiscal cliff” tax hike turmoil; the Mayan’s December 21, 2012, end of the world prediction; the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy; high unemployment and higher taxes; and of course, the political correctness, such as the governor of Rhode Island and his “Holiday Tree” and Merry Everything but Christmas. It seems the joyous spirit of Christmas was missing in 2012. Hopefully, 2013 will bring a better Christmas like it is supposed to be: a “fun and magical time.” Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday. MAC looks forward to Christmas 2013.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet and talk to couldn’t be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year’s resolution is not to bark back.

This is all for now folks. See you next week.

Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.

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