DID 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 […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Recreation Department will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Pequitside Farm on Saturday, April 3 at 1 p.m. sharp! The Easter Bunny will be there and there will be refreshments for attendees. Also, the Recreation Department is currently holding registration for girls’ softball (instructional, junior and senior leagues). Register at […]
DID YOU KNOW… Things seem to be running hot and cold lately for five-term state Senator Brian Joyce (D-Milton). On the plus side, Joyce says he is delighted that the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the Judge Rotenberg Center here in Canton, which allegedly uses what has been described as controversial aversive therapies […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Canton Lions Club will hold its 33rd annual Lions Country Breakfast on Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Canton High School cafeteria. Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $4.50 for children and seniors. Proceeds will go to benefit eye research and blindness prevention as […]
DID YOU KNOW… A number of MAC’s readers are complaining about the steady stream of negative news concerning the operating school budget shortfalls from our outgoing school superintendent. Could it be we are being set up for another tax-increasing override? Superintendent John D’Auria has painted a very bleak picture indeed, and there’s no question that […]
DID YOU KNOW… Where are all the candidates for local town offices? Where are all the budding politicians? Has voter apathy become our fate and destiny? Once again our town election will be a quiet, lackluster affair. This time, we have only one contest, and that is for one seat on the Canton Housing Authority. […]
DID YOU KNOW… Before anything else, MAC needs to clarify that the charity hockey game between the Canton Fire/Police team and a team from the Boston police will take place on on Saturday, February 27, starting at 8 p.m. at the Metropolis Skating Rink. MAC incorrectly said last week that the game was on Sunday. […]
DID YOU KNOW… In case you haven’t looked around lately, Canton now has 17 locations (that we know of) where you can buy a pizza: Apollo Pizza, Beatty Post 24 American Legion, Bertucci’s, Big D’s (Neponset Café), CenterField’s, Center Pizza, Cobb’s Corner Pizza, D&E, Good Name Pizza, Grand Slam Deli, Kelly’s Pub, Mangia Neapolitan Pizza, […]
DID YOU KNOW… The next time you’re in Boston and looking for a great place for a delicious, reasonably priced lunch, MAC suggests you try the Dry Dock Café on Dry Dock Avenue in South Boston. It is owned by longtime Canton residents George and Cathy Spiropoulos, and has been featured on the Phantom Gourmet […]
DID YOU KNOW… You may have seen the recent Canton Citizen headline and article telling us the sad story: “The Canton Public Schools budget shortfall could exceed $1 million in 2011.” Much of the shortfall has to do with the expensive cost of out-of-district services for special needs students that are mandated by state law. […]
