Edward G. Lyons, 67, formerly of Canton, passed away April 3 at the Sachem Skilled Nursing Home in East Bridgewater. Born in South Boston, he was raised in Dorchester and attended Boston schools. He worked as a truck driver for George Lyons Trucking in Dorchester for many years. Beloved brother of George of Canton, Joseph […]
Edward L. Twohig Jr., 83, of Sandwich, formerly of Canton, died March 31, 2011, in Cape Cod Hospital following a long illness. He was a proud Navy veteran of WWII and a retired Boston Police detective, serving for over 35 years until retiring in 1988. He was also a past member of the Canton Town […]
Charles W. Garnhum, 87, of Sharon, formerly of Canton, passed away March 31 at home. Born in Dedham, he was raised in Canton and attended Canton schools. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. Charles worked as the supervisor of maintenance for the Sharon Housing Authority for many years before retiring; he also worked as […]
Mary Bettencourt, 40, formerly of Canton, of Fall River, passed away suddenly March 26 at home. Born in Taunton, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Blue Hills Regional High School. She has lived in Fall River for the last eight years. She was the daughter of the late Joanne and Richard Bettencourt. Loving […]
Ah, guilt. The bottomless well that never dries out. We give it, we get it, sometimes we ask for it when we do really stupid things. But the worst, the very worst, is the guilt that we give ourselves courtesy of the “should” voices in our heads. The “you-should-be-doing-this” or, inversely, “you-shouldn’t-have-done-that.” Years ago I […]
