Did you know … The Chateau de Bleu Restaurant at Blue Hills Regional Technical School on Randolph Street in Canton serves delicious lunch meals for a modest low price you won’t believe; and its selection of scrumptious bakery goods and pastries, which it sells to the public, is equally outstanding. The desserts sell for between […]
Did you know … The Canton Fall Classic, a scenic and challenging country course, is celebrating its 26th year on Sunday, October 26. The 10K and 5K runs start simultaneously at 10 a.m., while the one-mile fun run starts at 9:45 a.m. at Temple Beth Abraham at 1301 Washington Street in Canton. Race founders Rich […]
Did you know … There are over 3,000 dams holding back a lot of water in Massachusetts, and most of them are not only privately owned but are also in poor condition and need extensive repairs, which will cost, according to the state, an estimated $40 million. In Canton, we have more than 10 dams, […]
Did you know … Rabbi Navah L. Levine was recently appointed by Temple Beth Abraham of Canton as the congregation’s first female rabbi. She graduated from Yale with a BA in economics and political science and received her rabbinic ordination and a master’s degree in Judaic studies from the Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton. […]
Did you know … The 10th annual Reebok/Canton Road Race will be held on Sunday, October 5, starting and ending at the Reebok campus off Royal Street in Canton. This year’s race, which has a 7:15 a.m. registration time, will feature a 5k and a 10k, a one-mile wheelchair race, and a one-mile fun run […]
Did you know … The popularity of three sports — golf, baseball, and softball — is rapidly declining. Golf participation in the United States has declined every year since 2003. Golf courses are closing after about 4,500 opened from 1990 through 2005. More shut down in 2013 than opened for the eighth straight year. Television […]
Did you know … The “ice bucket challenge” to help raise awareness and money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is sweeping across Massachusetts and moving across the entire United States. The way it works is if you are challenged, you have 24 hours to record a video dumping ice water (with […]
Did you know … The state legislature recently made some major changes that will affect all housing authorities throughout the state of Massachusetts. By a vote of 145-4 (House) and 38-0 (Senate), a bill was approved changing the regulation of local housing authorities. The main provision requires that one of the five members of the […]
Did you know … A recent headline in the Boston Globe South section read as follows: “Easton officials consider end to Town Meeting.” A handful of other south shore suburbs, including Braintree, Bridgewater, Randolph, Stoughton, and Weymouth, have made the switch, trading in the communities’ almost 300-year-old town meeting tradition for a more efficient town […]
Did you know … According to the Massachusetts Department of Education, the average teacher in Massachusetts earned $72,176 in 2013. Last year, Canton teachers averaged $74,259, which ranks only 102 highest in the state. The highest average salaries in Massachusetts are at Concord-Carlisle at $95,947, followed by Lincoln-Sudbury at $94,087, Sherborn at $91,848, Dover at […]
