Man About Canton: Update on New Senior Center
By Joe DeFeliceMAC has learned that the Canton senior center’s move to 500 Pleasant Street (the old Knights of Columbus building) is progressing nicely. Before demolition of the interior walls and renovations can begin, the purchase and sales agreement and some other legal documents must be signed. The Council on Aging (COA) feels that they have sufficient monies to perform these tasks without having to ask for any additional funding from the town.
They are also in the planning stages to hopefully expand the building by about 2,200 square feet across the front, which will include a basement. They are currently looking for an architect to help design the new addition.
A committee headed by Dr. John Crowe, a member of the COA, is in the planning stages to raise the funds necessary for the expansion. It is their intention to approach the Canton business community to ask for their help so that no tax dollars are used for this project.
Some of the big advantages to the new location are that there will be 87 parking spaces compared to the current 11; Pleasant Street is much easier to navigate for elders; the sight lines to enter and exit the property are excellent compared to the current location; and the new facility is on one floor with no ramps to traverse, which are difficult to navigate particularly in inclement weather. All in all, it seems like a win-win for everyone.
According to John Friel, the COA chairman, the Canton senior community should have a larger senior center, but he is very pleased that it is expanding significantly and upgrading from the current location, and he believes that all programs can now be conducted under one roof. Currently, the senior programs are scattered in over seven different locations in town, which makes it very difficult for COA Director Diane Tynan to manage. Friel added that he and the council are most grateful for the assistance and strong support of the many elected officials and members of appointed boards.
MAC recently received this email from a reader: High Street and Canton Highland residents should be on the lookout for coyotes in their neighborhood. It seems a coyote family has set up residence in the nearby woods, and more frequently than not, take walks up streets or saunter into backyards, even resting on front steps. Longtime residents have never seen this before. Hopefully something can be done about this, but in the meantime, keep an eye on your children and pets.
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team’s head coach this year is Greg Lyons.
The Canton veterans’ golf outing will be held on August 20 at the Wampatuck Country Club. The entrance fee is $125 with a limited field of 18/5 man teams and a deadline of July 15. Organizers are still looking for tee sponsors. To reserve, call Tony Andreotti at 781-821-5005, Rich Eckler at 781-956-2534, or Buddy Fallon at 781-786-1949. All proceeds from this golf outing will go to the Canton Veterans’ Fund to assist Canton veterans and their families as needed.
The Canton Historical Society will hold its annual Hot Dog Cookout on Sunday, July 1, from 12-4 p.m. at the society’s headquarters at 1400 Washington Street. The fee is only $5, and it includes a hot dog, drink, and hoodsie. All proceeds will be used for the preservation of textiles donated to the society.
Terry Leonard will be the commander of the Canton American Legion Post 24 for the 2012-2013 year. It will be his seventh time as the post commander. Terry replaces Fred Gladstone, who did a fantastic job as the commander this past year.
Michelle Mogan has been re-elected as the auxiliary president of the Canton American Legion Post 24.
The Sons of the American Legion Post 24 held a free barbecue on Saturday, June 24, to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
Officers for the 2012 Canton High School senior class were President Audrey Cilento, Vice President David Rosenberg, Treasurer Justin Saccone, and Secretary Derek Seto.
The Canton High School class of 2012 had 218 graduates. The valedictorian was Isobel Heck and salutatorian was Jaclyn Gaines.
Sharon High School’s class of 2012 graduated 276 students, 25 percent more students than CHS.
On the subject of Sharon, if you decide to go to Sharon Lake for a swim, do not take your dog. The Sharon Board of Health recently voted to ban dogs from Sharon beaches from Memorial Day through Labor Day. At all other times, dogs will be allowed only on the path and shall be held firmly on a leash.
Attorney George Comeau, local historian, author, and a Canton Citizen columnist, will be the guest speaker tonight at the Neponset River Watershed Association’s annual meeting at Reebok headquarters.
Hockomock League All-Stars Charles Ruffin of King Philip and Rhett Davis of Franklin scored touchdowns in leading the South over the North 15-12 in the 34th Annual Shriners All-Star Football Classic.
From the Trivia Department: This year’s NBA finals matchup was the first in which both teams’ nicknames did not end with an “S.”
If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go to one thousand before finding the letter “A.”
The sum of the numbers on a roulette gambling wheel is 666. Maybe this shows a correlation between gambling and evil?
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.
This is all for now folks. See you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.
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on Jun 28 2012. Filed under Featured Content, Man About Canton, Opinion.
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