MAC: Charlie Stevenson Jr. retires

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This past fall was the first time since 1993 that Coach Charlie Stevenson, formerly of Canton, didn’t lead the Xavarian High School Hawks onto the football field. Charlie passed on the clipboard and headset to his friend and former defensive coordinator Al Fornaro, who took over as head coach and led the Hawks to the Super Bowl. Now, after more than five decades as a member of the Xavarian community, Stevenson has announced his plans to retire as athletic director at the conclusion of the 2017-2018 school year. He has served in that role for the past 20 years while also serving for 33 years as a faculty member and 24 years as head varsity football coach.

Stevenson’s football career actually began as a Xavarian student in the late 1960s. In 1971, he got his first job coaching the Hawks freshman team. After 22 years as an assistant coach, he took over as Xavarian’s head coach in 1993. Charlie completed his 24-year career with a 206-63-1 record, 14 Catholic Conference Championships, and seven Division I Super Bowl titles. His teams averaged an amazing 8.6 wins per year.

Jack Goyetch, a senior at Canton High School, was named to the Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic boys golf team. Goyetch, a four-year starter and team captain, was also the MVP of the Hockomock League and qualified for the Division 2 state individual finals.

Griffin Roach, a junior at CHS and captain-elect for the 2018 boys soccer team, was named to the Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic team. Roach led the Bulldogs to a 10-5-4 record and a Division 2 south playoff appearance.

Sarah Connolly, a senior at CHS, was named to the Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic girls soccer team. Connolly helped lead the Bulldogs (10-6-2) to the Division 2 south playoffs. She recently signed a national letter of intent to play soccer for Division 1 Lafayette College.

Three Canton High School field hockey players were named to the Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic team: Emily Campbell, Maggie Malloy, and Andrea McNeil. The girls led Canton (16-4-1) to the semifinals of the Division I south tournament.

Betsy’s Barbershop will hold its third annual Joe Andruzzi Buzz Off on Sunday, May 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Blue Hills Observatory and Science Center will put on an informative talk about meteorology and our changing climate from the director of “The Home of the Oldest Climate Record in the Nation” on Tuesday, March 20, at 1 p.m. at the Canton Women’s Club meeting at the Senior Center.

Mookie Betts, star outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, recently won his first arbitration case over the Red Sox and will earn $10.5 million for the 2018 season. Last year, Betts’ salary was $950,000. That’s a massive increase of over $9 million. MAC hopes he’s worth it.

Talking about the Red Sox, last year the team sold 2,917,670 tickets, which is down 1.3 percent from 2016 and its lowest total since 2006.

Selectmen recently appointed John Friel to the Board of Registrars.

Katie McLaughlin, Canton’s newest firefighter, officially began her career with the CFD on January 25. Katie is a graduate of the State Firefighting Academy, certified as a Firefighter I/II level, and is a licensed paramedic.

Two more teardowns are being proposed at 454 York Street and 6 Copley Place.

United States home prices rose over 6 percent at the end of 2017. It was lifted by a shortage of homes on the market.

There is more bad news for former Canton State Senator Brian A. Joyce. His longtime accountant, John H. Nardozzi of Waltham, is accused of aiding Joyce and his family in defrauding the government out of almost $800,000 in taxes over a four-year period, according to a recent unsealed indictment. He is charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the IRS and eight counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns. From 2011 through 2014, prosecutors allege Nardozzi prepared the federal corporate income tax returns for Joyce’s Canton-based firm, Brian A. Joyce, Attorney at Law, P.C. (BAJPC). He was also the tax preparer for Joyce and his wife’s personal tax returns. Nardozzi was released on a $50,000 bond.

The wiser you become, the less you will be surprised.

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

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

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