Man About Canton: Don’t miss the Canton Choral Society Pops Concert
By Joe DeFeliceDID 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 Broadway. Because of the size of the hall, only a limited number of tickets will be sold. You can obtain your ticket from any member of the CCS or by calling 781-821-8860. For additional information, call the above phone number or email kcomeau@wgains.com.
The folks at the new Alfredo Aiello Italian Food Store did a great job renovating their new store at the corner of Washington and Turnpike streets, which was formerly the vacant gas station in front of Crowell’s Market. Not only is the store a big improvement over what was there before, the food is outstanding, too. Hopefully, the neighbors who originally spoke out against the store are pleased by the way it turned out.
Trout fishermen and fisherwomen will be happy to learn that the state has been stocking local waterways with approximately 100,000 trout from Massachusetts Wildlife Hatcheries. Ponkapoag Brook and Massapoag Brook in Canton have been stocked. In Sharon, Beaver Brook, Massapoag Brook, and Lake Massapoag have been stocked as have the Pine Tree Brook and Houghton’s Pond in Milton and Sunset Lake in Braintree.
The underclassmen on the Canton High School softball team are emerging as stars for the Bulldogs. In Canton’s 10-4 win over Hanover, junior pitcher Olivia Kenyon was 5 for 5 with a solo home run. Junior Michelle Whelan went 4 for 5, while freshman Julia Murphy added two hits with a three-run home run, and freshman Sam Sullivan also collected two hits.
The beautiful and nostalgic Paragon Carousel at Nantasket Beach in Hull is celebrating its 83rd year. Built in Philadelphia, it was first opened at Nantasket in the spring of 1928, and it has been a favorite of generations of children from all over New England. About 100,000 riders take the five-minute ride each season, and it’s a ride they never forget. The beach-side carousel has 66 horses and is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends during the spring and daily in mid-June. For more information, visit www.paragoncarousel.com.
Congratulations to Brian Shuman, coach of the Division 2 champion Canton High School boys’ hockey team. The Boston Globe has named him the Division 2 Coach of the Year for leading his outstanding Bulldogs to a 19-3-2 record and their first-ever state hockey championship.
Congratulations also go out to Canton High junior Kevin Rooney who has been named to the Globe’s All-Scholastic Team. Rooney played forward on the championship hockey team and scored 52 points, including four goals and six assists in four state tournament games.
Canton’s historic Viaduct will celebrate its 175th birthday on July 28, 2010. The Friends of the Viaduct organization is planning a suitable party and festivities honoring the venerable old structure that is so important to rail travel between Boston and points south.
The state Department of Transportation is looking into the possibility of opening a regular commuter rail station at Patriot Place in Foxboro. The proposal is dependent on the number of people who might use the facility. There is already a station servicing Gillette Stadium adjacent to Patriot Place, but it is privately owned and only used on a limited basis on game days.
Thanks to congressional demands, the Federal Reserve has issued new rules governing gift cards that will go into effect on August 22, 2010. Gift cards have grown in popularity with more than 95 percent of Americans having received or purchased them. The new rules will restrict the fees and expiration dates that may apply to gift cards. The rules protect consumers from certain unexpected costs and require that gift card terms and conditions be clearly stated. These new rules also prohibit dormancy, inactivity, and service fees on gift cards unless: (1) the consumer has not used the certificate or card for at least one year; (2) no more than one such fee is charged per month; and (3) the consumer is given clear and conspicuous disclosures about the fees. Expiration dates for funds underlying gift cards must be at least five years after the date of issuance, or five years after the date when funds were last loaded.
Canton is one of nine South Shore towns to get a federal stimulus grant to be used for an energy project. Canton’s grant is for $150,000 to convert the Rodman Administrative Center at Canton High from steam to hot water, which is part of the school energy savings contract. Also, up to an additional $50,000 can be earned for technical services developing energy savings contracts for schools and general town government. Other South Shore towns getting grants include Carver, Dedham, Foxboro, Milton, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth and Rockland.
Speaking of federal grants, MAC was pleased to see that the federal program that provides Pell Grants to millions of middle- and low-income college students got a $36 million shot in the arm from part of the health care reform bill that was signed into law by President Obama. The legislation now allows borrowers to go directly to the federal government for these loans and not the banks or other third-party lenders.
Throughout his career, Bill Moyers has often lived by these words passed on to him by his father: “Tell the truth when you can, and when you can’t, don’t tell a lie.”
This is all for now folks; see you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at
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on Apr 29 2010. Filed under Man About Canton, Opinion.
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