Man About Canton: Summer Concert Series
By Joe DeFeliceDID YOU KNOW …
Many New England cities and towns conduct free summer evening concerts where you can listen to some good music and enjoy a hotdog or hamburger. The only requirement is that you bring a chair unless you want to sit on the ground.
American Legion Band Summer ’12
The Canton Recreation Department’s popular Free Summer Concert Series on the front lawn of the Marilyn G. Rodman Administration Building begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, with the Canton American Legion Band; July 17 with The Old Kids on the Block; July 24 with The Leafmen; July 31 with The Cactus Gang; and August 7 with The Infractions. So remember, pack your chairs and blankets for a night of fun for the whole family.
Meanwhile, the outstanding Sunday evening summer concerts in Norwood are once again at the bandstand in the town park at the intersection of Nahatan and Washington streets. They will begin on June 30 at 7 p.m. and continue each Sunday evening through September 1, rain or shine.
Additionally, the town of Milton has a Tuesday evening concert series at its Baron Hugo Gazebo on the town green at the town hall, and their concerts run from June 25 through August 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
John Friel was recently installed as the new president of the Canton Lions Club. Peter Bright was elected as the first vice president, while Charlie Penders will be the second vice president for the upcoming Lions year.
While driving through the Canton downtown business district the other night, MAC noticed that at least seven of our nice streetlights are out.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the most diverse community in the commonwealth is the town of Randolph. There are students in the Randolph schools from 43 nations, speaking 34 different languages, with Haiti leading the way with 205 students.
According to the Canton DPW’s Water Division, the town of Canton uses an average of 2.5 million gallons of water daily, of which 20 percent is supplied by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) through a connection to Canton’s water system and 80 percent of the water is supplied from local water wells and treated at the James Moran Treatment Facility and the Edward M. Sullivan Treatment Facility.
There are 1,100 fire hydrants in the town of Canton.
St. John’s Prep High School in Danvers, for the 17th straight year, has been recognized by the Boston Globe as the state’s winningest athletic program. It won 83.85 percent of its contests in the school year of 2012-2013. Franklin High School, a member of the Hockomock League, won 70.59 percent.
For those interested, Saint Gerard’s is planning a trip to Ireland in the fall: A “stay put” trip at a four-star hotel in Limerick (home of Angela’s Ashes) during the week of October 5-13. Nine days and seven nights for $2,249. Price includes airfare, hotel, all fees, taxes, full Irish breakfast and dinner daily, and all sightseeing, which includes Dublin, Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Cliffs of Moher, Kinsale, Blarney, and much more. For additional information and reservation forms, contact Janet Walrod at 781-575-1491.
Milton resident Jack Murray has been named commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation after six years as the deputy commissioner. He takes over from Ed Lambert. Murray has managed the operation of the state park systems, which include the 7,000-acre Blue Hills in Canton, Quincy, Milton, and Randolph. The agency has an annual budget of $75 million and 1,000 full-time and 3,000 seasonal employees.
In the time passes on department, Jeanne Murray recently died at the age of 90. If you grew up in the 1970s, you would remember her as actress Jean Stapleton, best known for playing Edith Bunker in the sitcom “All in the Family” along with her bigoted husband, Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor). Also, most of us never heard of Robert Earl Holding, one of the wealthiest people in the world, who died recently at the age of 86. Mr. Holding was the owner of Sinclair Oil Company and 400,000 acres of land, making him the 19th greatest landholder in the United States. He also was the owner of two world-class ski resorts, Sun Valley in Idaho and Snowbasin in Utah.
It was 50 years ago this month that the Post Office rolled out the Zoning Improvement Plan, better known as the ZIP code, a five-digit code meant to help sort mail for delivery to specific locations. Today, every location in the United States has a nine-digit code. There are 41,810 zip codes in the United States.
MAC would like to wish a very happy belated birthday to one of his favorite Canton people, Nick Bartone, who turned 96 on June 24.
It is not possible to tickle yourself.
This is all for now folks. See you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.
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