Man About Canton: Dunkin’ Tax Break
By Joe DeFeliceDid you know …
Dunkin’ Brands Group, the corporate parent of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands, is asking the town of Canton to extend the current 10-year tax increment financing deal for five years. The tax break, which will need town meeting approval, would reduce the annual property tax payments by 20 percent. The company’s headquarters at 130 Royall Street is owned by Boston-based H.N. Gorin Company. Dunkin’ has been at this location since 2004 and has paid $350,000 to $400,000 annually in taxes to the town. According to Gene Manning, Canton’s Economic Development Committee chairman, Dunkin’ has been courted by the University Station complex in Westwood. The Canton Board of Selectmen and the Board of Assessors voted to support the recommendations with the condition that it leads to a 15-year lease.
There are 68 restaurants in Canton.
The Ricky27 Foundation will host the sixth annual Ricky Shannon Field Day on Saturday, September 21, from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the Galvin Middle School field. Shannon, one of the stars of the 1981 CHS Super Bowl team, died in a house fire in April 2008. The field day honors Shannon’s legacy while raising money for his two children and for the Canton community as a whole. The event will feature music, food, drinks, a DJ, raffles, prizes, games, inflatable rides, a kids’ street hockey tournament, and a Pop Warner Punt, Pass and Kick competition. For more information, email rickyshannonfoundation@yahoo.com or go to facebook.com/pages/Ricky27-Foundation.
Three engineering students from Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton won a bronze medal at the 48th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Kansas City by SkillsUSA, a national non-profit organization for students in career and technical high schools and colleges. The three students were Ariana Chappelle, Aaron Nesselle, and Shawn Dryer.
The state Senate has held 183 roll call votes as of August 31, and Canton’s state Senator Brian A. Joyce has missed only one meeting, for an impressive attendance record of 99.5 percent.
Family and friends of the late Ed McDaid will gather tonight at Forge Pond to dedicate a bench and tree in his honor. McDaid, a lifelong Canton resident and owner of South Shore Staffing, died tragically in an auto accident May 1 in Rhode Island. Refreshments will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at South Shore Staffing, located at 12 Forge Pond, with the dedication scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Donations can be made payable to the Ed McDaid Memorial Fund and sent to the Canton Cooperative Bank, 671 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021 or to South Shore Staffing, 12 Forge Pond, Canton, MA 02021.
The Living Wage Calculator shows that the living wage for the sole provider of a household with a spouse and two children is $20.30 per hour, or about $46,000 a year.
The federal poverty line figure is $23,550 per year.
The Canton High School athletic user fee is $195 per student per sport, but if you play hockey, you have to add $250 for ice rink rental fees and add $150 for gymnastics and swimming. The annual family cap is $780.
The Turnpike Café, which finished fifth in the regular season with a losing record of 5-8, won the Canton Men’s Over 30 Softball League championship by winning three straight games in the double-elimination playoffs to take the 2013 title. Turnpike Café pitcher Dave Monahan was named the team’s MVP.
The Canton Council on Aging will sponsor its second annual Canton Senior Olympics on Friday, September 20, starting at 6 p.m. with a celebrity volleyball game at the Massachusetts Hospital School gym and continuing on Saturday, September 21, at 10 a.m. with games including bowling, golf, track, beanbag tossing, basketball, and horseshoes. The $10 charge includes admission, lunch, and a t-shirt. Registration forms are available at the Canton Council on Aging and at the Canton Recreation Department. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 781-821-5030.
The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office sponsors a free “Are You Okay?” program that provides safety and security for elderly and disabled people living alone. The program places a daily phone call to the home of each enrollee — offering peace of mind to loved ones who are unable to regularly check in with their older relatives. To register, call 1-866-900-7865.
On a sad note, Margaret Pellegrini, one of the original Munchkins from the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz, recently died at the age of 89. Ms. Pellegrini was 16 when she played one of the “sleepy head” munchkins and wore a flowerpot on her head in the movie. With her death, only two of the original 124 munchkins in the movie are still alive.
What most folks need is an alarm clock that will ring when it’s time for them to rise to the occasion.
This is all for now folks. See you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.
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