DID YOU KNOW … The stock market recorded losses for four straight weeks in the month of August. In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had 10 days of more than a 100-point movement up and down (mostly down). If you ask MAC, the U.S. economy is headed toward a recession. The weak economy is […]
DID YOU KNOW … At over 22 percent, Canton has one of the highest percentages in the south shore of condos, apartments, and multi-family homes. Stoughton is close to 25 percent, while Sharon is less than 10 percent. The state average is 11.8 percent. Oklahoma now has the country’s highest monthly average temperature ever recorded. […]
DID YOU KNOW … The main sticking point in the Canton school teachers’ contract negotiations with the School Committee is the proposed restructuring of the salary scale that would double the number of years (from 12 to 24) that a teacher would have to complete in order to reach the top of the pay scale. […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton DJ Gary Titus was recently featured in the “Inside Track” of the Boston Herald in a story detailing the decline of the summer weekend Cape Cod happy hours. A picture of Gary taken at Pufferbellies in Hyannis in the 1980s shows him smiling as he held court over a raucous happy […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton’s own Jim Carmichael is a U.S. Air Force Captain flying B-52 stratofortress bombers stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Most of us who read the Canton Citizen know that a flood recently inundated his home in North Dakota. His home was under water for weeks, and everything […]
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; […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Water Department’s annual Consumer Confidence Report was recently mailed to every household. The report is based on 2010 test data and is designed to inform residents about local water quality and services. According to the report, Canton uses an average of 2.4 million gallons of water daily. Ninety percent […]
DID YOU KNOW … The short rail spur from Canton Junction to Stoughton is slated to become the state’s first “green” rail line. The line will be extended from Stoughton to Fall River and New Bedford under the state’s proposed South Coast Rail Project to connect coastal towns with Boston via Canton. The state Department […]
DID YOU KNOW … If you were in the mood for a patriotic display, an old-fashioned Canton picnic, and some dazzling fireworks, the place to be on Monday, July 4, was the Galvin Middle School. Canton’s 4th of July has turned into a family event for many people who attend. This year, they came for […]
DID YOU KNOW … MAC’s crack team of statisticians has conducted an informal survey of the floors of local beauty salons and barbershops. The team’s conclusion: There is more gray hair in the mix. This is confirmed by the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports that the “65 and older” population of Canton grew 16.7 percent […]
