Man About Canton: Affordable Housing

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The state Department of Housing and Community Development has reaffirmed that the town of Canton has an affordable housing percentage of 12.24 percent, which is one of the highest percentages on the south shore. The 12.24 percent is well above the 10 percent threshold required under Chapter 40B. This represents an increase of over 2 percent, primarily due to the addition of 196 units at the Avalon apartment project currently under construction on the Canton/Randolph town line. The town of Canton does not need any more affordable housing unless it is tied directly to and for Canton residents.

According to the state lottery office in Braintree, James Wachter of Canton recently claimed five winning tickets, each worth $70,000 after taxes in the Mass Cash Drawings. Also according to the lottery, it is not a record as someone in the 1990s claimed more than 20 winning tickets in a single drawing.

The last day of school in Canton will be Wednesday, June 25. Canton used up only three snow days this past winter.

Eagle Scout candidate Caleb Morrison recently presented plans to the selectmen to build a bridge to a path that will allow students to walk from Old Coach Road to the Galvin Middle School. The path is on town property, and the selectmen gave Morrison the go ahead for his project.

MAC congratulates Nick Maffeo, who was recently named the new president of the Canton Co-Operative Bank. Nick is a graduate of Canton High School and Providence College with an MBA from UMass Boston.

MAC also congratulates Canton Selectman Sal Salvatori, who was awarded the “Wood Badge,” the highest level of adult scout leader training available. Sal is one of the adult scout leaders in Canton Boy Scout Troop 77.

Talking about Troop 77, this year, five scouts from this Canton troop have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the Boy Scout’s highest honor. The scouts include Vicente Chappuzeau, Chris D’Amico, Shawn Lynch, William Vinke, and Michael Salvatori.

The apartment building at 33 Rockland Street recently sold for $825,000. It is one of the oldest apartment buildings in Canton.

A Honey Dew Donut Shop will be moving into the old Friendly’s Ice Cream store on Route 138 in Stoughton.

Richard McCready of Canton, the head varsity girls’ hockey coach at Newton Country Day School, was voted the Eastern Independent League Girls Hockey Coach of the Year. Another Cantonite, Emily Hession, was the co-captain of this year’s hockey team. Emily was voted an EIL All-League player.

Olivia Kenyon, a junior on the Newbury College Softball team, was recently named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) player and pitcher of the week. In an eight-game week in Florida, the Canton native went 4-2 on the mound while hitting .414. Olivia also stole five bases in six attempts.

CVS, the second-largest drugstore chain in America, will phase out the sale of cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco at its 7,600 U.S. stores by October 1, 2014. The stores are now providers that offer flu shots and treat minor ailments in walk-in clinics. Kicking the tobacco habit will cost CVS about $2 billion in revenue a year. That’s less than 2 percent of the $123 billion CVS registered in 2012.

The nation’s largest pharmacy chain, Walgreen’s, said it has been evaluating its own tobacco sales for some time and will make a decision in the future about the sale of its tobacco products. The adult smoking rate in the U.S. was 18.1 percent in 2013, but in 1965, it was 42 percent.

Reather Dixon Turner recently died at the age of 69. She was a 13-year-old singer in the female doo-wop group the Bobbettes, whose 1957 hit “Mr. Lee” represented the popular girl-group sound of the 1960s. In the infectious but repetitive tune, “Mr. Lee” is sung 69 times. It reached No. 6 on the pop charts and No. 1 on the rhythm and blues chart.

The Canton Council on Aging will be sponsoring its annual Evening at the Pops on Wednesday, May 28. On this evening, conductor Keith Lockhart will journey back to the Gatsby Era. Also joining the Pops will be the New York-based jazz band The Hot Sardines, which will also capture the spirit of the 20s and 30s. Transportation and first-class balcony seating will cost $54. Tickets are limited. Sign up by May 1. For more information, call the Senior Center at 781-828-1323.

Finally, remember this: If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.

This is all for now folks. See you next week.

Joe DeFelice can be reached at manaboutcanton@aol.com.

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