MAC: Norfolk County – A Happy Place

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Norfolk County, which is made up of 27 cities and towns, including the town of Canton, was recently named one of the happiest counties in America. It was the only county in all of New England to make the list. According to the World Happiness Report released by the UN, the United States ranked as the 18th happiest country in the world in 2018. While the U.S. may not be the happiest country, there are some parts of the country that are highly conducive to a happy lifestyle. In its annual study, financial technology company SmartAsset looked at the metrics reflective of family stability, physical well-being, personal financial health, and economic security to find the happiest places in America, and Norfolk County ranked among the top 25, coming in at No. 23. Other criteria included unemployment rate, poverty rate, marriage rate, and bankruptcy rate together with life expectancy and amount of physical activity.

Sarah Shannon was recently named the new principal of the Galvin Middle School.

The Canton High School Class of 1976 will hold its annual Bulldog Madness Golf Classic on Monday, September 10, at Wampatuck Country Club. Teams in the scramble-style event compete for the Spirit Cup. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the “Spirit of 76” Scholarship Fund. For more information, send an email to bulldogmadness76@gmail.com.

The Board of Library Trustees and the Board of Selectmen are seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Library Trustees from September 2018 to March 2019. Canton residents who wish to apply must do so in writing or by emailing the Board of Selectmen. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, September 4. All candidates will be invited to attend a joint meeting of the selectmen and library trustees on Tuesday, September 11, at 7 p.m.

Talking about selectmen, on October 22, the town of Milton will hold a special town meeting to consider a proposal that would change the name of the Board of Selectmen to the gender-neutral Select Board.

Thursday, September 6, is the first day of school for students in grades K-12 in Canton.

The Irish Cultural Centre of New England will hold its “Irish 5K Road Race” on Sunday, September 9, starting at 11:30 p.m. at the ICCNE, located at 200 New Boston Drive in Canton.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly retail wage is $18.58.

The Savages, a Brockton-based team, won the Canton Over-30 Men’s Softball League with a final regular season record of 8-1.

The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team lost two heartbreaker games by identical 5-4 scores in the District 6 double-elimination postseason tournament. It was the team’s second straight trip to the district semifinals, which is the furthest a Post 24 team has ever advanced. Canton finished the season with an impressive record of 16-6-1. MAC congratulates the team, head coach Greg Lyons, and assistants Walter Mann and Al Jackson.

The Canton A’s semi-pro baseball team finished in fourth place in the six-team Cranberry Baseball League with a record of 11-16.

The new NCAA redshirt rule will allow players to play in up to four games and still be qualified for a redshirt season, maintaining four years of eligibility.

The 15th annual Continental Youth Championships were recently held at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton. Approximately 2,600 players and 230 teams participated. The games featured were Gaelic football and hurling. The tournament was billed as the largest Gaelic games event outside of Ireland.

Heineken, the world’s second largest brewer, expanded its business in China, the world’s biggest beer market, by buying a 40 percent stake in China’s biggest beer maker, China Resources Beer Company, for $3.1 billion.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. –Lord Chesterfield

This is all for now folks; see you next week.

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

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