Man About Canton: KEATING TO RUN FOR CONGRESS
By Joe DeFeliceDID YOU KNOW…
It appears that Norfolk County District Attorney Bill Keating (D-Sharon) has decided not to seek re-election as our $140,000 per year DA and will instead run for Bill Delahunt’s soon-to-be-vacant congressional seat. In that regard, Keating has reportedly rented a split-level home on Adeline Place in Quincy so he can reside and vote in the 10th Congressional District, which extends from Quincy to Cape Cod, and thus be qualified for the run.
Speaking of the Cape, construction has resumed on the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne, which means those going to or coming from the Cape during the next few months will have to face only one traffic lane in each direction. The Army Corps of Engineers is performing the repairs and maintenance of the 75-year-old bridge, and they hope to complete this phase of the work before the Memorial Day weekend when the summer tourism season traditionally begins.
The Canton Knights of Columbus will hold its fifth annual comedy night at 6 p.m. on Sunday evening, April 18, at the K of C Hall, 500 Pleasant Street. The doors will open at 5 p.m. and the show, hosted by Artie Januario, “The Pharmacist” from the WEEI Whiney Awards, will feature Tony V. Tickets are $20 per person, and all proceeds will go to the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund. It is requested that attendees bring their own snacks.
From the Time-(Sadly)-Marches-On Department: Fess Parker, the actor who played Davy Crockett, the “King of the Wild Frontier,” on TV in the mid 1950s, has died. He was 85.
The heirs of Butch and Helen Pasquarosa have sold their family homestead at 326 Bolivar Street. Many maintain that the street will never be the same.
The long-closed Flower Kart store at 630 Washington Street, between Hal’s Barber Shop and Barbara Walsh’s Unity Feeds market, is now under a purchase and sale agreement. MAC hears the buyer plans to use it as a hair salon.
According to the Canton-based Casual Male Retail Group, approximately 11 percent of U.S. males are over 6 feet 2 inches tall, with 40- to 70-inch waists.
The Booster Club of Blue Hills Regional in Canton will host a trivia night fundraiser at the Randolph Elks Club at 21 School Street, behind the CVS on Route 28 (Main Street), on Friday, April 16 from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Speaking of trivia, the world’s largest shipping company is UPS; most people blink 17,000 times a day; Canton’s Blue Hill Country Club’s golf course was originally designed and laid out in 1925.
Tuition and room and board at Northeastern University, Boston College, Boston University and Harvard University will cost over $50,000 for the 2010-2011 school year.
It appears the new ferry service that has been running between New Bedford and Woods Hole hasn’t been doing well and reportedly will be discontinued after only one month in business.
The large expansion project at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree includes a 156,000-square-foot Nordstrom’s; a 150,000-square-foot Target Store, and about 30 smaller retail stores.
Canton-based Humbolt Storage and Moving is going to donate “gently used” books, CD’s, and DVD’s to the non-profit “More Than Words” organization, which is dedicated to helping youth learn skills that will help them in the future.
Those of you who are interested in what is going on in the beautiful country of Ireland or have visited there are probably aware that all pubs are closed on Good Friday … until now. A judge in Limerick recently ruled that the city’s 110 pubs could open on April 2 because the city is hosting a major Irish rugby match, which was expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors. Thus, all those pubs opened for the first time in the history of the Republic of Ireland on Good Friday.
Work has resumed on Route 24 through Avon, Stoughton, Brockton, West Bridgewater, Bridgewater and a mile in Raynham. The work will be done between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. and is scheduled to be finished by the summer of 2012.
The Canton High School Class of 1958 had a fun-filled mini-reunion at the Turnpike Café on March 11. About 25 classmates attended to reminisce and share some great food.
Finally, the Canton High Alumni Association’s second annual Trivia Night with Gary Titus will be held on Friday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Canton Town Club. Light refreshments will be available. Tickets are $10; and since last year’s trivia night was a sell-out, MAC recommends you call 781-341-0935 to reserve your place.
What the heart knows today, the head will understand tomorrow.
This is all for now folks; see you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at
manaboutcanton@aol.com
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on Apr 8 2010. Filed under Man About Canton, Opinion.
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