Man About Canton: Betsy’s Buzz Cuts

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Betsy’s Barbershop in Canton, with owner Betsy Freshman, will be hosting a fundraiser for the Joe Andruzzi (Up) Beat Cancer Foundation on Sunday, June 5, from 12-4 p.m. Betsy’s Barbershop at 789 Washington Street will hold “Haircuts for Hudson,” a $12 buzz cut where 100 percent of the proceeds, including tips, will go to Andruzzi’s foundation. So come on down to Betsy’s Barbershop and get your hair buzzed in support of Hudson Solder, son of New England Patriots offensive lineman Nate Solder. Prize giveaways, popcorn, and cotton candy and fun for the entire family will be available at Betsy’s. Music will be provided by DJ Ashlie Dawn. The Joe Andruzzi Foundation does absolutely outstanding work for cancer patients, survivors, and their families.

The Irish Cultural Centre will hold its annual Irish Fest off Route 138 in Canton on Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5. Saturday’s festivities will start at 11 a.m. and go until 11 p.m., while Sunday’s is from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, go to www.irishfestboston.com or call 1-888-go-Irish. There will be 20 live bands and fun for the entire family. The cost at the gate is $20.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) will begin putting sponsorship logos on player uniforms for the 2017-18 season, a move that could generate at least $100 million a year in revenue. Patches will appear on the front left of the jersey. Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League have yet to join the take on sponsorship logos.

The South Coast Rail Project is still moving ahead as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation recently included additional funding of $148 million over the next five years. The plan also includes a total of $222 million for local infrastructure projects statewide. The project will have rail service from Boston through Canton and Stoughton to Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford.

The Northland Residential Company has proposed building 70 townhouse condominiums for people age 55 and older on the 46-acre Carberry Estate at 1672-1726 Canton Avenue, which is next to the Blue Hills Reservation and just over the Canton town line. The estate was once owned by Robert Wolcott, a former governor of Massachusetts at the end of the 19th century. The units would cost between $1 million and $1.2 million, certainly not cheap. A zoning change will be needed and will be considered at the October 2016 special town meeting. Under the existing zoning rules, between 22 and 23 single-family homes could be built on the property. Under Chapter 40, “the anti-snob” zoning law, more than 70 units could be developed and would not need zoning changes and most town approvals.

Longtime School Committee member John Bonnanzio has been elected chairman for the new school year. Mike Loughran was named the vice chairman.

The first day of school for next year will be the Tuesday after Labor Day, September 6, 2016.

Sports Authority, once the nation’s largest sporting goods store, recently filed for bankruptcy protection and announced plans to close 140 stores.

The Massachusetts Audubon Society is 100 years old. It opened its first wildlife sanctuary in April 1916 at Moose Hill in Sharon, which is now the largest sanctuary in eastern Massachusetts with almost 2,000 acres. Mass Audubon offers free admission to 20 of its sanctuaries, including the one in Canton behind the Museum of American Bird Art. The museum itself is open Tuesday to Sunday and is free for members and $4 for adult non-members.

From MAC’s trivia file: The first 55 picks of the 2015 baseball draft were all offered signing bonuses of at least $1 million. The first two picks signed for $6 million. There is big money in the baseball world.

Talking about baseball, the knuckleball pitch is actually thrown with the fingernails, not the knuckles, and there is very little explanation of what makes the pitch so baffling.

Jack Nicklaus said, “If you win every time you don’t learn anything. You don’t learn anything about yourself. You don’t learning anything about the other person. You don’t learn anything about the game. You don’t learn anything about life.”

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

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

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