Man About Canton: Weld for President?

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Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld, 73, is also a former U.S. attorney now living in Canton. He currently serves on the board of a cannabis investment company and works at Mintz Levin, a major Boston lobbying firm. Weld recently changed his affiliation at the Canton Town Clerk’s office from Libertarian back to Republican as he explores a run against President Donald Trump. Weld served as the Republican governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. He was the Libertarian vice presidential nominee in 2016. It’s also interesting to note that he endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and supported Hillary Clinton in 2016.

There is a proposal before the state legislature to ban the use of any type of Native American mascot by a public school, including using names like Redskins, Savages, Indians, Indianettes, Chiefs, Chieftains, Braves, or Redmen.

There is also a proposal before the state legislature to create a special commission to examine the Massachusetts State Seal and motto, including those parts of it which have been controversial or misunderstood. The commission would develop a revised version of the seal, which currently includes a Native American holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other hand along with a disembodied arm holding a sword above him. The motto is “By the sword we seek peace, but only under liberty.”

The Waterbury, Connecticut Board of Education has acknowledged that students have the right not to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Canton Garden Club is currently in search of host homes for its next Holiday House Tour scheduled for December 2019. A popular Canton tradition, the Holiday House Tour is held every other year and is a major club fundraiser that benefits civic beautification efforts and the Garden Club’s scholarship fund.

According to a recent article in the Canton Historical Society’s newsletter, the old Emerson and Cuming complex off Washington Street, the former home of the Rising Stove Polish Company built by the Morse family, has been sold. John Marini, the new owner, has offered to preserve the original office for its historical contribution to our community and to honor the Elijah Morse family. Mr. Marini has also agreed to contribute $2,000 a year towards historical preservation.

The Friends of the Blue Hills will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. It recently held its annual Winterfest at the Blue Hills Ski Area at 4001 Washington Street in Canton.

Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 29,035 feet, is located in both China and Nepal. According to a recent Associated Press story, China will limit the number of climbers attempting to scale the summit from the north to fewer than 300 this year as part of plans for a major cleanup. Each year, about 60,000 climbers and guides visit the north side of the mountain. In 2017, 648 people made it to the top, including 202 from the north side.

The Massachusetts State Lottery has moved its headquarters to 150 Mount Vernon Street in Dorchester. People can claim lottery winnings worth $50,000 or more only at the new headquarters. The former headquarters in Braintree will continue operating as a regional lottery office, which is where prizes of less than $50,000 are redeemed.

The Blue Hills Regional boys basketball team (19-3) won the Small School State Vocational Boys Basketball Tournament this past season by defeating Old Colony (18-4) 65-58. Blue Hills also earned the top seed in the Division 4 south sectional and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to eventual champion Abington 73-63.

Two Cantonites making a name for themselves in college are Nick O’Connor, a senior hockey player at Colby College, and Tony Harris, a freshman basketball player at Keene State College.

Canton High School senior Maggie Malloy will take her outstanding field hockey skills to Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. Maggie recently signed a commitment letter to play at that school.

The Canton High School boys hockey team won the Division 2 state championship, finishing the season undefeated (25-0-1) with a 6-2 win over Tewksbury. Senior captain Ryan Nolte finished the season with 71 points, making him one of the top scorers in the state.

Canton High School boys hockey coach Brian Shuman was both a Super 8 champion as a player at Catholic Memorial High School and now a two-time state champion as a coach.

To convert temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 and multiply by .5556 (or 5/9).

A new moon will appear on Friday, April 5, and April’s full moon, the “Full Pink Moon,” heralds the appearance of the “moss pink,” or the wild ground phlox, one of the first spring flowers.

Classic Irish bar and grille C.F. McCarthy’s, located at 614 Washington Street (formerly Pete’s Place), will open on April 8 at 4 p.m.

The former Crowell’s market is slated to be converted into Richdale‘s liquor store, bringing an end to an era for many Canton residents who spent their childhoods walking to Crowell’s for a summer treat, great sandwiches, or to pick up groceries for dinner. MAC hopes that Richdale will carry more than just alcohol, maybe some food and non-alcoholic drinks. MAC, who has lived on the Crowell’s side of town for almost 50 years, had made many trips to Crowell’s over the years and is sad to see it go.

MAC was going to draft a detailed response to last week’s uproar about his classification of Lisa Lopez, who ran for a seat on the Board of Selectmen, as the wife of a former Board of Selectmen member (which is exactly why she was classified as such), but decided not to for that and other reasons. Anyone who is interested in a response can read Editor Jay Turner’s comment in last week’s Citizen.

No one is too old to learn. –German proverb

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

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

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