Archive for: July, 2012

Man About Canton: ‘Doc’ Staiti Retires

DID YOU KNOW … MAC congratulates Dick Staiti on his retirement from teaching at Canton High School. Dick, better known as “Doc,” spent 39 years as an educator, and 37 of these years were at Canton High School. For many years, Staiti was the CHS athletic trainer, and for the past five years he was […]

As You Like It: This Old Yard

Next week my daughter Lisa will be marrying her longtime love, Matt. Steve and I are thrilled since we’ve been watching them gradually move toward this moment for three years. They are utterly in love, two parts of a whole, so there’s no problem there. The problem appeared when they asked us if they could […]

Red Storm wins softball championship

The Red Storm defeated the Teal Tigers 17-10 to win the Canton Senior League Softball championship in the program’s first season. The Storm was coached by Mike Jerrier and Paul Ezepik.

Legion Post 24 team clinging to playoff hopes

With less than a week remaining in the regular season, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team needs to win all of its remaining five games and hope that fifth-place Medfield loses some games in order for Canton to seize the final playoff spot. As of Monday morning, July 9, Canton was tied with […]

Keith Ryan graduates from Mass. Firefighting Academy

State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Canton Fire Chief Charles Doody are pleased to announce the graduation of Keith Ryan from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 60-day Recruit Firefighting Program on June 22 at the Department of Fire Services in Stow. “This rigorous professional training provides our newest firefighters with the basic skills to perform […]

Local Army vet brings new brand of fitness to Canton

Kevin Foley, a military veteran and fitness coach, has tacked flags from each of the five branches of the United States armed forces to one of the walls of the CrossFit HomeBase gym he opened last month, along with a poster of his business logo. There are information boards on another wall telling members what […]

Trees are becoming a safety issue

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter with the hopes that the town will help me out with a safety issue. I own property at 9 Manitou Road, which is off of Lake Road, and my 88-year-old mother lives on Glen Road, which is also off of Lake and Manitou. I am concerned about two […]

Canton celebrates the 4th

This year’s July 4th festivities started with rain showers and ended with a bang. In the morning, over 70 runners, ranging in age from 2 to 68, took part in the annual 5-mile road race and 2-mile fun run. In the evening, hundreds of local residents flocked to the Galvin Middle School to enjoy amusements, […]

Solar developer addresses lingering concerns

While concerns over the safety and value of a massive solar installation at the former Pine Street landfill continue to be raised publicly, town officials and the project’s developer, Southern Sky Renewable Energy, both maintain high hopes for the project as it nears completion in the coming weeks. The 5.6-megawatt solar farm, consisting of 19,800 […]

Problems at treatment plant lead to water violation

A routine test of the town’s drinking water supply during the month of June turned up unacceptable levels of coliform bacteria — a relatively minor violation caused by “startup issues” at the Neponset Street water treatment facility, according to Dennis Morton of the Canton Water Department. The department released a notice last week spelling out […]

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