DID YOU KNOW… Congratulations to Canton’s new superintendent of schools, Jeffrey Granatino, 43, of Scituate, who was unanimously selected by the Canton School Committee even though he is comparatively inexperienced in actual administrative duties as a school superintendent. Mr. Granatino will replace Dr. John D’Auria, who resigned effective at the end of this school year, […]
DID YOU KNOW… The outstanding Canton Choral Society will perform a spring pops concert on Saturday, May 15, at the Canton Town Club beginning at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 per person; tables of ten will cost $100. The singers will present an enjoyable selection of well-known music featuring traditional favorites from American to […]
DID YOU KNOW… Canton Selectman Bob Burr surprised everyone at last week’s Norfolk County Selectmen’s Association meeting, which MAC attended at Lombardo’s in Randolph, when he announced that he would be a Republican candidate for state senator for the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District, opposing incumbent Senator Brian Joyce (D-Milton). Burr, currently serving in his […]
DID YOU KNOW… The State Court of Appeals recently ruled against Canton and in favor of the State Housing Appeal Committee’s approval of Roseland Property Company’s application to build 196 apartments and 28 homes on Randolph Street, near the Randolph town line, under Chapter 40B, the state’s affordable housing law. The court said Canton erred […]
DID YOU KNOW… It appears that Norfolk County District Attorney Bill Keating (D-Sharon) has decided not to seek re-election as our $140,000 per year DA and will instead run for Bill Delahunt’s soon-to-be-vacant congressional seat. In that regard, Keating has reportedly rented a split-level home on Adeline Place in Quincy so he can reside and […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Recreation Department will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Pequitside Farm on Saturday, April 3 at 1 p.m. sharp! The Easter Bunny will be there and there will be refreshments for attendees. Also, the Recreation Department is currently holding registration for girls’ softball (instructional, junior and senior leagues). Register at […]
DID YOU KNOW… Things seem to be running hot and cold lately for five-term state Senator Brian Joyce (D-Milton). On the plus side, Joyce says he is delighted that the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the Judge Rotenberg Center here in Canton, which allegedly uses what has been described as controversial aversive therapies […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Canton Lions Club will hold its 33rd annual Lions Country Breakfast on Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Canton High School cafeteria. Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $4.50 for children and seniors. Proceeds will go to benefit eye research and blindness prevention as […]
DID YOU KNOW… A number of MAC’s readers are complaining about the steady stream of negative news concerning the operating school budget shortfalls from our outgoing school superintendent. Could it be we are being set up for another tax-increasing override? Superintendent John D’Auria has painted a very bleak picture indeed, and there’s no question that […]
DID YOU KNOW… Where are all the candidates for local town offices? Where are all the budding politicians? Has voter apathy become our fate and destiny? Once again our town election will be a quiet, lackluster affair. This time, we have only one contest, and that is for one seat on the Canton Housing Authority. […]
