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BATTER UP!
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.
Admission is free. There will be a 50/50 raffle, a
“chuck-a-puck” contest, and a silent auction to raise funds,
which will go directly to the
Ricky Shannon 27 Foundation as well as to two $1,000
scholarships.
If you are a
serious baseball player,
the Brockton Rox
will be hosting the Pro Showcase Tryout Camp on May 1 and 2 at
Brockton’s Campanelli Stadium. Several managers and former major
league players will be on hand to offer helpful advice and
instructions, and players will take part in drills and live
games during the two-day showcase. Scouts from several major
league clubs, as well as representatives from seven independent
leagues, will be on hand.
The tryout is
open to college players, former professionals, and other players
who have been overlooked. Players are asked to arrive at 8 a.m.
on the morning of May 1. The cost is $199 per player, and all
must register beforehand, either through the Rox office
(508-559-7000) or at the club’s website, www.brocktonrox.com.
The Brookings Institution
has released a report that indicates a rise in poverty in
Boston’s suburbs. They found that the percentage of people
living below the official poverty line of $24,834 (for a
four-person family) increased from 6.7 percent in 2000 to 7.6
percent in 2008.
Congratulations to
Frank Woodruff Buckles of Charles Town, West
Virginia, who recently celebrated his 109th birthday.
He is the last
surviving veteran of World War I.
In the last
couple of months, another shopping mall has been foreclosed upon
and auctioned off. This time it was the 76-acre,
706,000-square-foot
Hanover Mall, which sold for $36.7 million, despite
having over 93 percent occupancy. The problem appears to be that
the mall lost several national tenants in the past year.
The Westgate Mall
in Brockton has also been foreclosed.
Reebok of Canton
launched a new shoe called the
“Zig Tech”
during the recent Super Bowl game. Reebok claims the brightly
colored shoe with a zigzag-shaped foam sole is the most
technologically advanced running and training shoe available and
is designed to absorb the impact when the heel strikes the
ground, sending a “wave of energy” along the length of the shoe
that helps move the wearer forward. It provides a “safe and
springy ride” and allows athletes to train longer because it
puts less strain on key muscles. The shoe will be available on
March 11 at a cost of $100.
Incidentally,
did you notice the large, quarter-page political advertisement
by the Canton Republican Town Committee for Senator Scott Brown?
Where were the ads by the Canton Democratic Town Committee for
Martha Coakley?
For your
information, Massachusetts became a “two-party consent” state in
1968, one of 12 currently in the country. Two-party consent
means that all parties to a conversation must agree to be
recorded on a telephone or other audio device; otherwise, the
recording of the conversation is illegal. The law was adopted to
protect the privacy rights of individuals.
Little League
reportedly plans to add a new age division this year in hopes of
keeping more children and teams involved in baseball. The pilot
program for 12 and 13 year olds is designed to ease the
transition into playing on regulation-size fields with pitching
distances of 60 feet, six inches, and base paths of 90 feet.
Currently, the Little League Division, mainly for 11 and 12 year
olds, is played on a field with a 46-foot pitching distance and
60-foot base paths. The
new division will use a 50-foot pitching distance and 70-foot
base paths.
A group of
investors has purchased
the Sheraton Braintree
Hotel for $9.1 million and has closed the 374-room
hotel for extensive interior and exterior renovations. The hotel
will be closed for about six months; however, both the TGI
Friday’s restaurant and the Atlantis Sports Club at the hotel
site will stay open during the renovations.
Originally known as the
Charter House in the 1970s, the hotel name was changed to
Sheraton Tara by the late Tom Flatley when he purchased it.
Flately sold the hotel in 1997.
According to
Representative Bill
Galvin, the Human Resources Division of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for
the upcoming entry-level civil service exam for municipal
firefighters on April 24. For information, contact Caitlin
O’Neill at Galvin’s office at 617-722-2582. The
application-filing deadline is Tuesday, March 16.
Congratulations to John
Jorgensen, who is retiring on June 11 as foreman of
the Water Department at the Canton DPW. John worked at the DPW
for 43 years. We hate to see him and all his years of valuable
experience go; but he has earned his retirement, and he deserves
the pleasure of enjoying it.
If love means never
having to say you’re sorry, then marriage means always having to
say everything twice.
This is all
for now folks; see you next week.
Joe DeFelice can be reached at
manaboutcanton@aol.com
February 25, 2010
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