Brian V. Devin, chief executive officer of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, was in his office when school nurses Dawn Beaulieu and Regina Kennedy walked in and said, “Hey, we need a playground.” Devin’s response was, “Hey, I need a lot of money.” But thanks to the hard work and generosity of many people, […]
Shelbey Wright took German for four years at Canton High School and each year her teacher was Frau Elsa Nicolovius. “Mrs. Nicolovius was an amazing teacher, so incredibly dedicated. Committed, totally committed,” said Wright, a member of the Class of 1985. “We talked a lot about current events, a lot of world events. We read […]
Senior citizens aged 60 and over who visit the Canton Senior Center on Pleasant Street enjoy the availability of the recreational activities, movies, and dance and movement classes that the center offers. They can speak with Diane Tynan, director of the Council on Aging (COA), and outreach worker Robin Tobin about challenges they are facing. […]
Some people give of their time to help those in need while others donate their possessions. John “Jake” O’Neill does both. In August he will spend two days riding his bike in the Pan-Mass Challenge in honor of his mother who is undergoing treatment for cancer. In March he gave one of his kidneys to […]
Samantha Cohen, a sixth grade student at the Galvin Middle School and the daughter of Elyse and Jonathan Cohen, was named Massachusetts Miss Amazing 2018 at the organization’s annual pageant, held March 24 at Medfield High School. Samantha will travel to Chicago in August to participate in the National Miss Amazing 2018 pageant. Massachusetts Miss […]
Canton Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti recalls the Memorial Day parades of years past as events that played a big role in his childhood. The parades, to this day, are sponsored by the Edward J. Beatty American Legion Post #24. “Year after year, they provided a great service to the town,” Andreotti said of the American […]
A display of quilts by a local artist, an annual arts festival, and an art museum that houses a wide range of works are all part of campus life at Massasoit Community College in Canton. The college houses both the James C. Akillian Gallery and the Milton Art Museum (MAM). The two art centers are […]
Diane Wolk-Rogers is a social studies teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A few days after the shooting at the school on Valentine’s Day that left 14 students and three faculty members dead, Wolk-Rogers posted a message on a Facebook page for Advanced Placement Psychology teachers. She wasn’t sharing teaching strategies […]
Last fall, Kristin Draper, president of the Draper Knitting Company and a sixth generation member of the family, received a call from a representative of the Olympia Gloves Company in New York. “They contacted me looking for some fabric,” Draper said. “I did not know what it was for.” Information on Draper’s website explains that […]
Kayla Hoffman’s love of animals and desire to help a friend in Puerto Rico have been supported by the kindness of the Canton community. Hoffman has spent the last few months helping the efforts of her good friend on the island, a woman who rescues dogs and took in many strays and abandoned canines after Hurricane […]
