Man About Canton: A $64,000 Question

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Selectmen recently signed a $64,000 service contract with Bargmann Hendrie and Archetype to come up with plans and cost estimates to repair the Canton skating rink. It is hoped that the report will be completed in time for the annual town meeting in May.

There is currently a bill on Beacon Hill that calls for the complete repeal of the legalization of recreational marijuana. Voters in Massachusetts approved the law in 2016. However, over the past two years, many towns have voted to ban retail marijuana sales at their annual town meetings. In addition, Congress has made it a federal crime to cultivate, distribute, and/or possess marijuana. Andrew Lelling, U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, said he would not rule out prosecution of any of the many players in the state’s marijuana industry.

There are an estimated 680,000 eligible voters in Massachusetts that are currently not registered.

Selectmen recently approved the transfer of an all-alcohol package store license from Paula Wedge, owner of Paula’s Package Store, to Aastha and Tina Sheth.

Two Canton High School basketball stars recently had monster games on the same night. First, Tony Harris scored 36 points for the boys as the Bulldogs beat North Attleboro 58-39. In the nightcap, Hannah Jerrier scored 41 points and had 25 rebounds as the CHS girls also defeated North Attleboro 68-52. The 36 points by Harris and the 41 points by Jerrier have to be the highest point scoring on one night in the history of Canton High School basketball. In fact, the 41 points scored by Hannah may have been the most points ever scored in one game by a CHS girls basketball player.

The Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization recently prepared a corridor study of Route 138 from the Stoughton to the Milton line for the state Department of Transportation, and the study found that 32,000 to 37,000 vehicles use the roadway during weekdays.

TreeTop Adventures’ new proposal at the Irish Cultural Center off Route 138 was approved by the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals. The new park will open this spring, and the owners will be adding some great new elements and more zip lines for the 2018 season.

The town of Canton, acting through its Board of Selectmen, is seeking proposals for the lease and adaptive reuse of the David Tilden House (the little red house located at 99 Pleasant Street).

MAC congratulates Cathy and Rich Kulas, Canton Citizen’s 2018 Valentine couple. They are both great people and make a wonderful couple.

MAC also sends congratulations to Canton High School boys hockey coach Brian Shuman, who recently won his 200th career game in only his 13th season as head coach at CHS.

The Canton Recreation Department will be seeking bids from qualified vendors to install two new playgrounds with new play and park equipment at Devoll Field and Tilden Field in Canton.

Dolly Gibson, who has shared her great musical talent with the Canton Senior Center for so many years, has stepped down. The senior center is looking for a replacement to help out. If you play a musical instrument and are willing to commit to at least one Monday a month from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at the Senior Chorus Group, contact Diane Tynan, director of the Canton Council on Aging, at 781-828-1323.

The Canton Council on Aging’s Friendly Visitor Program matches frail, isolated seniors with volunteers who provide companionship through weekly visits, phone calls, and outings. Currently, seniors in our community are matched with caring volunteers. This program has helped many people find companionship as well as lifelong friends. If you are interested in volunteering or know a senior who could use a smile, please call Robin Tobin, COA outreach worker, at 781-828-1323.

Glenn Chin, 49, of Canton, a pharmacist who was convicted by a federal jury for his role in a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 that killed 64 people and caused infections in 793 others, was recently sentenced to eight years in prison. The outbreak is considered the worst public health crisis in recent U.S. history and was traced to contaminated steroid injections given mostly to people with back pain.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push — a smile, a word of optimism and hope, a “You can do it!” when times are tough.

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

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

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Posted by Joe DeFelice on Mar 17 2018. Filed under Featured Content, Man About Canton, Opinion. Both comments and pings are currently closed.