For Marilyn Roache, teaching has been a calling. The Canton High School English Department chairperson is retiring this month from a career that took her from education to journalism and back to education. Roache began to teach as a child, playing school with friends. As a teenager she taught swimming and senior lifesaving lessons to children ages 4-16 on […]
On warm summer days, people flock to Crescent Ridge Dairy in Sharon to enjoy the ice cream, quickly filling all the spaces in the parking lot. The dairy’s parking lot will be filled this Saturday, June 8, but not necessarily with people looking for a sweet treat. Instead, Crescent Ridge is hosting its first annual farmer’s […]
Canton held its annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 27, ending with a ceremony at the American Legion Walk of Honor. Above: Peter Pineo drives veterans in the hay wagon. (Mary Ellen Cahill photo)
Canton residents Pat and Steve Cohen spent the evening of April 27 with two of their grandchildren at a New England Revolution game against the team from Pat’s hometown, the Philadelphia Union. The Cohens had attended the game as the guests of Revolution owner Robert Kraft, who wanted to thank them and other Boston Athletic Association […]
Pat Rooney Gallahue became a business owner in the classic fashion: She liked the product so much that she bought the company. Last July, the Canton native took over The Write Way, a business that specializes in wedding and party invitations, note cards, and other paper products. Margaret Davidi of Sharon was the original owner […]
Foley’s Backstreet Grille in Stoughton is adding a new fundraiser to its list of good causes. The inaugural Foley’s Backstreet Grille 5K Road Race will be held Sunday, April 21, to benefit the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton. Giving back to the community is something that restaurant owner Dave Foley, a Canton native, has done […]
Sharon resident Kathleen Banfield has many years of experience as both an educator and a gardener. And beginning this spring, thanks to the generous support of the Paul R. Matthews Foundation, Banfield will combine these two aspects of her background to create the Canton Family Garden at Pequitside Farm — a place where local children […]
Dr. Renée Wilson, MD, likes to do her grocery shopping at the Stop and Shop on Route 138 in Stoughton. Over time, she noticed an empty store front a few doors down and thought it would be a great location for a walk-in urgent medical care clinic. Last November, she and her husband, Everton Weeks, […]
Dan Cummings enjoyed playing sports as he grew up in Hyde Park, especially football and baseball. He played defensive tackle and was on the kick return team at Xaverian Brothers High School, which won the MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl in 1998. On June 24, 2000, Cummings went to a lake with some friends. “It […]
Lauren Cortizo, a 2009 graduate of Canton High School, was busy during her four years in high school. She was senior class president, a member of the cross country team, and an All-American wrestler. Four years later, Cortizo, 21, is just as busy. Now in her last semester as a marketing communications major at Emerson […]
