DID YOU KNOW… Lame duck School Superintendent John D’Auria, 60, leaves his Canton job on June 30, and he is not letting any grass grow under his feet. The Boston Globe reports that, without missing a step, on July 1 he will become full-time president of Teachers 21, a non-profit education reform organization based in […]
DID YOU KNOW… Now that we’re through boiling our precious MWRA drinking water, state authorities tell us they’re still trying to determine (if they can) what or who caused that unanticipated major water line break in Weston. It is believed that the break was caused when a giant steel ring — reportedly installed several years […]
DID YOU KNOW… One of our readers has complained to MAC that the copy of the current labor contract between the town of Canton and Town Administrator Bill Friel, as well as the current contracts with the town unions and other town employees, are not on file at the library as required by longstanding town […]
DID YOU KNOW… Murphy’s Law made an unexpected appearance at the Canton Choral Society’s first pops concert on May 15 at the Canton Town Club, and the unwanted law lost the battle. Murphy’s Law says if something can go wrong, it will go wrong; and in this latest case, the law involved the electrotonic piano […]
DID YOU KNOW… There will be a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. this coming Sunday, May 23, for the James Moran Water Treatment Plant on Pecunit Street, and the K of C has donated the use of its facility at 500 Pleasant Street for the reception following the ceremony. On another matter, the selectmen will […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Canton American Legion Community Band is looking for musicians to refill its ranks, which have been steadily depleting due to advancing age, health problems, and employment/residence transfers out of the area. The award-winning band was originally founded in 1927, disbanded during World War II and the Korean War, and was inactive […]
DID YOU KNOW… Congratulations to Canton’s new superintendent of schools, Jeffrey Granatino, 43, of Scituate, who was unanimously selected by the Canton School Committee even though he is comparatively inexperienced in actual administrative duties as a school superintendent. Mr. Granatino will replace Dr. John D’Auria, who resigned effective at the end of this school year, […]
DID YOU KNOW… The outstanding Canton Choral Society will perform a spring pops concert on Saturday, May 15, at the Canton Town Club beginning at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 per person; tables of ten will cost $100. The singers will present an enjoyable selection of well-known music featuring traditional favorites from American to […]
DID YOU KNOW… Canton Selectman Bob Burr surprised everyone at last week’s Norfolk County Selectmen’s Association meeting, which MAC attended at Lombardo’s in Randolph, when he announced that he would be a Republican candidate for state senator for the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth District, opposing incumbent Senator Brian Joyce (D-Milton). Burr, currently serving in his […]
DID YOU KNOW… The State Court of Appeals recently ruled against Canton and in favor of the State Housing Appeal Committee’s approval of Roseland Property Company’s application to build 196 apartments and 28 homes on Randolph Street, near the Randolph town line, under Chapter 40B, the state’s affordable housing law. The court said Canton erred […]
