DID YOU KNOW… The new information sign in front of the Canton Public Library may be colorful and look nice, but some people driving by on Washington Street, even at a relatively slow speed, find it difficult to read. The messages change too often, and you either have to be a sidewalk pedestrian, or pull […]
DID YOU KNOW… Canton will face Stoughton in the classic Thanksgiving Day matchup tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Memorial Field in Stoughton. Each year, MAC publishes some facts, figures, and trivia from the Canton-Stoughton rivalry that started in 1926. So here we go for this year: The Canton-Stoughton rivalry is 84 years of football action […]
DID YOU KNOW… Bob Brown, the popular longtime adjutant of the Beatty American Legion Post #24, will be honored for his many years of service at the post from 1-4 p.m. this coming Saturday, November 20. Brown, 88, was a World War II Navy combat pilot who left the Navy at war’s end in 1945 […]
DID YOU KNOW… Now that the election is finally over, it’s time to say something about Canton’s so-called “gentlemen’s agreement,” which was not adhered to this year. For many years, it was generally agreed that politicians running for office in Canton would not erect a multitude of unsightly political signs. This year, however, signs for […]
DID YOU KNOW… One of MAC’s readers who lives on Bolivar Street recently wrote an interesting complaint letter to MAC, which I want to share with you and the Board of Selectmen: “This past spring/summer, the DPW planted about 20 small evergreens on Bolivar Street in front of their buildings. Since I live directly across in […]
DID YOU KNOW… It’s the end of October, which means it is time for one of the great days that all kids look forward to and celebrate each year, Halloween. Kids of all ages will traditionally disguise themselves as hobos, ballerinas, dancers, ballplayers, and a variety of other things — some of which require some sort […]
DID YOU KNOW… Bolivar Street has been repaved. The street has been in need of a major paving job for several years, and the selectmen finally found the funds to do it. The selectmen opted to have the street economically ground down a few inches and then repaved. By doing it that way, they had […]
DID YOU KNOW… As a new service to residents, the Stoughton Police Department has begun posting a daily police log on its web page at www.stoughton.org. The log details when the initial call came in requesting assistance, the assistance taken, the names of the responding officers, what kind of incident they responded to, and what action […]
DID YOU KNOW… Joe Uliano was my close friend. As a matter of fact, Joe was a friend to hundreds of people. He was a friend to all the members of the Canton Town Club. He was a friend to all the people he came in contact with as a longtime, hardworking member of the […]
DID YOU KNOW… This coming Wednesday, October 6, is the 140th anniversary of the tragic and untimely death of Etta K. Barstow. That name may not mean anything to you, but it should. Etta Barstow was a dedicated Canton schoolteacher who many “townies” will recognize as the teacher who was “stoned to death” many years ago; […]
