DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Board of Selectmen has stayed on top of the Reservoir Pond Dam issue. Selectman Sal Salvatori informs MAC that the dam’s owner, Canton Development Properties, has been in regular communication with both the town and the state Office of Dam Safety and that CDP’s engineers are working on a […]
DID YOU KNOW … Governor Deval Patrick’s latest tax proposal is to subject soda and candy to the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax. It is estimated that the tax would raise about $60 million in annual revenue for Massachusetts. It is interesting to note that 35 states already apply their sales tax to soda while […]
DID YOU KNOW … The proposed MBTA fare hikes and service changes will have a major impact on all Canton residents, especially on senior citizens and people with disabilities living in Canton. If passed, the scenarios would be implemented on July 1, 2012. The following three scenarios have the most impact on Canton: 1. There […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Board of Selectmen will once again offer to Canton senior citizens (age 60 and older) the “Senior Citizen Tax Credit Program.” The program affords seniors the opportunity to work part-time for the community. In exchange, the town will provide residential property tax credit up to $1,000 per year. Participants […]
DID YOU KNOW … A recent federal report, published in the Patriot Ledger newspaper, states that Massachusetts is one of only four states where an illegal drug (in this case, heroin) outpaces alcohol as the most common reason for admission to state-funded substance abuse programs. In fact, the report goes on to say that this […]
DID YOU KNOW … At least three snowplows have been stolen in Canton over the past few months, including one owned by the Canton Housing Authority valued at $4,000. It is the second time in two years that a snowplow has been stolen from the Housing Authority maintenance yard behind the Hemenway complex. The plow […]
DID YOU KNOW … Homewood Suites by Hilton, the international brand of all-suite, residential-style hotels, announced on December 20 the opening of its newest property at 50 Royall Street in Canton. The four-story, 98-suite hotel is owned by Benderson Development Company and managed by Buffalo Lodging Associates. The hotel offers studio, one-, and two-bedroom suites, […]
DID YOU KNOW … The year 2011 is finally coming to an end, and we will soon be entering the new year of 2012, and MAC hopes it will be a good year for all of you. It is interesting to note that with the end of 2011, we find that gasoline prices are now […]
DID YOU KNOW … Preliminary site work has begun on the new solar farm at the former Pine Street landfill. The solar farm will be the largest in New England, according to Frank McMahon, attorney for Southern Sky Renewable Energy. Construction began on December 5, and an estimated 20,000 solar panels will be installed starting […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton Police are now enforcing the town’s winter parking bylaws, which prohibit on-street parking longer than one hour between the hours of 1 and 6 a.m. other than if acting in an emergency. The Canton Historical Society will have another open house at 1400 Washington Street on Sunday, December 18, from […]
