Man About Canton: Oladipo Sisters
By Joe DeFeliceDID YOU KNOW …
Canton’s very own singing duo “The Oladipo Sisters,” Oladunni, 13, and Olayeni, 11, have just released a brand-new single called “A Song for America.” It is an original patriotic song that celebrates the true American spirit. The song is dedicated to all our veterans and everyday unsung heroes.
Source: OladipoSisters.com
The Community Club of Canton, the oldest civic organization in Canton, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on October 2, 2012, at the Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton. More on the Community Club in an upcoming column.
The Canton High School Alumni Association will hold its second annual Florida-style golf tournament on Friday, September 21, at the Norwood Country Club. For more information, call Archie Radden at 781-769-2324 or email golf@cantonhighalumni.org.
State legislators have given initial approval to a bill requiring local housing authorities to post the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of their commissioners on the wall of the community center of their housing developments.
Burger King, the world’s second-largest hamburger chain, will open 1,000 restaurants in China over the next five to seven years. It also plans to open several hundred new locations in Russia. McDonald’s has more than 1,400 restaurants in China. In the past year, 80 percent of Burger King’s new stores have been opened in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Communities in Massachusetts are following the lead of Canton as more and more towns are turning their capped landfills into solar farms. The project in Canton off Pine Street will be the largest solar/electric development in New England. Other towns working on solar projects for their landfills are Easton, Scituate, Holbrook, Duxbury, and Marshfield.
Public pensions are now coming under fire after years of immunity. Cities and towns across the state are grappling with ballooning pension obligations that increasingly threaten schools, police, fire, and other basic services. States across the nation are trying to address the funding gap, either through cutting benefits for future employees or requiring workers to pay more of their own money into their retirement funds. Some went after benefits for current employees that have triggered court battles. It is a big problem that has to be addressed even in the town of Canton.
Canton-based Network Engines has been sold to Unicom Systems, a much larger California-based company, in a deal valued at $63 million. Network Engines makes data storage appliances for other tech companies. The company leases 52,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space on Dan Road in Canton. They employ nearly 240 people.
It looks like we are going to get another sales tax holiday in Massachusetts. This year, the state legislature will vote to allow tax-saving days on August 11 and 12 to encourage consumers to shop at local businesses across the state. It excludes any single item priced higher than $2,500. It will not apply to cars, boats, cell phones, tobacco products, or meals. Some retailers may even offer a 6.25 percent discount on some items over the $2,500 cap. Check the newspapers for big sales.
The Blue Hills Trailside Museum on Route 138 on the Canton/Milton town line recently received a $175,000 grant from the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The money will be used to provide environmental education materials and programs to park visitors.
The Canton Sons of the American Legion Post 24, which recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, has put up American flags over Canton’s major highway bridges, including Route 128 at 138 and Neponset Street over Route 95.
The Ponkapoag Golf Course in Canton will host the 73rd annual CYO golf tournament, the oldest junior golf tournament in New England.
Speaking of golf, Matt Vaughn of the Wampatuck Country Club in Canton advanced to next month’s Mass Amateur Championship in a qualifier at the Kernwood Country Club in Salem.
An “Oldies but Goodies” outdoor live concert will be held on Saturday afternoon, July 7, starting at 3 p.m. at Prowse Farm, located at 5 Blue Hill River Road in Canton. Tickets are available only by calling 781-784-0819 or 978-256-6472. The cost is $45 for reserved seating closer to the stage, and $35 on the lawn. The concert will be under the big tent and will benefit the education center/museum at Prowse Farm.
The Stoughton Town Meeting recently approved a three-year contract for police, fire, public works, and town hall workers as well as the professional staff and library workers. The contract calls for raises of 1 percent for the first and second year and 2 percent for the third year.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
This is all for now folks. See you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.
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