The one thing that is as sure in our house as the sun coming up is that Snoopy needs his daily walk. Some dogs are happy to sit outside in the yard, others prefer a short stroll around the block, but beagles need proper walks so that they can sniff out every living thing that […]
DID YOU KNOW… There is no question. It costs a lot of money to build or renovate a school building today, as evidenced by our recent Canton High School renovation, which cost Canton taxpayers over $40 million. In recent years, school construction costs have been getting out of hand. For instance, the most expensive public high […]
Pack, ship, give away. Forty years dwindled down to four words. This summer Mom and I went from room to room, closet to closet, drawer to drawer repeating that mantra, answering three seemingly simple questions that embraced our hardest choices. How do you decide which one of your 40 years to pack, ship, or give […]
Former Canton High basketball standout Mike Byrnes has accepted an assistant coaching position with the men’s basketball team at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. He has 20 years of coaching experience. Many of you will recall that Byrnes is a 1984 Canton High graduate and played two years at forward for Coach John Calipari at […]
DID YOU KNOW … Despite all the big headlines and negative publicity directed at the Judge Rotenberg Center on Turnpike Street, Senator Brian A. Joyce’s annual bill to handcuff the school appears to be going nowhere — again; and it appears there isn’t enough support in the House of Representatives to adopt the measure and send […]
DID YOU KNOW… MAC hates to say it, but it appears a mistake was made again in placing the flags and “Welcome to Canton” banners on the new light poles in the Downtown Business District. The banners and flags extend out over Washington Street into parking spaces. They have only been up a short time […]
DID YOU KNOW … It appears we are in danger of losing the Stoughton District Court. The Court Relocation Committee, formed to evaluate Massachusetts courts and to recommend changes to save the commonwealth money and help close the $21 million shortfall in the 2011 state budget, recently issued its report to the chief justice of the […]
DID YOU KNOW … In an effort to improve the appearance of the Canton downtown business area, the Board of Selectmen have implemented a maintenance program called “Adopt A Downtown.” The purpose is to allow civic-minded individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations to participate in the maintenance and ongoing care of newly planted flowers, trees and other […]
DID YOU KNOW … For the second year in a row, the Blue Hills Trailside Museum will have no money in the state budget; however, officials say they will be able to keep the state-owned and privately managed museum going with the help of volunteers, private money, program fees, and by an anticipated capital grant […]
DID YOU KNOW … A new four-story hotel with 98 planned units recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at 50 Royall Street in Canton. Ron Kendall, president of Buffalo Lodging, along with Canton attorney Dick Staiti and dignitaries from the Canton Board of Selectmen and Canton Planning Board, were present to put the first shovel into […]
