MAC: CPA Funding for Tennis Courts
By Joe DeFeliceDid you know …
In MAC’s opinion, funds from the Community Preservation Act should go to upgrade the Canton High School tennis courts. In addition to its use by high school students, it seems that every day Canton residents are on the courts, making it a community recreational facility. It certainly qualifies for funding under one of the categories covered by the CPA (outdoor recreation). The town is expected to have between $400,000 and $500,000 in CPA funding when the committee goes before the annual town meeting next year to bring projects for approval. The tennis courts should be one of them. It is a project worthy of funding from the CPA.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Mass. Department of Transportation recently completed an exhaustive environmental review of the South Coast Rail project, which would extend MBTA commuter rail service to Fall River and New Bedford. The combined federal and state document, which is almost 2,000 pages long, summarizes the alternatives for restoring train service to the South Coast and ultimately endorses the Stoughton route, which would travel through Canton Center and continue past Stoughton into Easton, Raynham, Taunton and beyond. The project would involve building 10 new train stations and relocating the existing Stoughton station.
The final environmental report can be viewed at www.mass.gov/southcoastrail, and printed copies are available at the libraries in the affected communities, including Canton. MassDOT has also scheduled two open houses to provide information on the report — one was held on Tuesday in Taunton and the other will be held next Thursday evening, October 17, in Fall River.
Selectmen have expanded the Reservoir Pond Advisory Committee to 15 members.
Sue Gibbs has been appointed by the selectmen as an alternate member of the Canton Historical Commission.
The current cost of school lunch is $2.25 for elementary students and $2.50 to $2.75 at the middle and high schools. Milk is 50 cents, while bottled water is 75 cents.
Big D’s (the Neponset Café) at 497 Washington Street now offers “Sweet Caroline Breakfast” served on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 11 a.m. Caroline, a high school senior, is the daughter of Gary and Sarah Titus.
The Canton Board of Selectmen recently announced the promotion of two Canton police officers. Detective Mike Lank has been promoted to sergeant, and Officer Glen Piro has been promoted to detective.
The Canton High School Class of 1988 will holds its 25th class reunion on October 19 at the CBS Scene at Patriot’s Place in Foxboro at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and can be sent to Lynn Lizotte, P.O. Box 621, Canton, MA 02021.
The Canton High School Class of 1983 will hold its 30th class reunion on October 26 at the Turnpike Café, 958 Turnpike Street in Canton. Cost is only $20 per person, and checks can be mailed to Michelle Reardon, 11 Ledgewood Road, Dedham, MA 02026.
Centerfield’s Restaurant has been closed since January 2, 2103, and its liquor license is currently inactive. At a recent meeting with the Board of Selectmen, Jim Marathas, owner of Centerfield’s, asked the board to delay action on the liquor license while he tries to sell his business and/or wait for the outcome of pending litigation between his landlord and the Forge Pond Condominium Association.
Canton High School seniors Dan Guan and Caitlyn Feeney are this year’s student representatives to the Canton School Committee.
The Hansen School will hold its annual fall carnival on Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Chubby Chickpea, a restaurant serving Middle Eastern food and one of the top food court trucks of Boston, has relocated from Canton Center (588 Washington Street) to 120 Jackson Street.
Talking about Jackson Street, the Canton DPW will be installing new sidewalks and curbing as well as repaving the street.
The Junction Bar and Grill (formerly Rosario’s) on Neponset Street has been renamed Carter’s Sports Grill and will be run by Peter Milano.
The new pastor of the United Church of Christ is Rev. Dr. John Tamillo, III. The pastor has advertised for a permanent, part-time organist and a choir director for the church. Both jobs will require 10 hours of work per week and will include a competitive salary. Resumes can be sent to the pastor of the church at pastor@uccincanton.org.
The Canton Lions Club’s next dinner meeting will be held at the Chinatown Restaurant at Cobb’s Corner on Wednesday, October 16. The guest speaker will be Canton resident Bob DeYeso, who will discuss his lifelong interest in the “Big Band Era” and its rise in the 1930s and 40s to its decline in the 1950s and 60s.
DPW employee John Redquest has been promoted as the new sewer foreman.
All cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree. According to sources, Saigon cinnamon that comes from the Cassia trees in Vietnam is the highest grade on earth.
In Vietnam, the average income is only $151 a month.
Selectmen recently appointed Michael Matthews as a Canton firefighter.
Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton beat out 44 other schools to win the prestigious Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (MIAA) District D Sportsmanship Award for the 2012-13 season. Athletic director and head football coach Ed Catabia will receive the award for the school during the 2013 Sportsmanship Summit at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro on Friday, November 22.
Confucius once said, “When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.
This is all for now folks. See you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.
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