Coffee lovers who visit Church St. Brewing Co. in Canton will experience the taste of coffee from owner Denis Toomey’s native Costa Rica as well as a décor in the coffee shop that incorporates natural woods from Martha’s Vineyard, where he grew up. Toomey and his business partner, Amanda Bonanca, created Church St. Brewing Co. […]
Canton High School alumni Edy Massih has spent his entire career sharing with others what he learned how to prepare during his childhood in his native Lebanon: the freshly made Lebanese food that his family ate every day. Massih has worked for others as a chef in restaurants and owned his own private chef and […]
Dale Rushworth, the principal clerk at the Canton Senior Center, is retiring tomorrow. She spent 22 years running the office at the Senior Center and handling the organization of transportation that allows seniors to enjoy an excursion or to pick up some groceries. “I loved my job, I loved the people, I loved working with […]
When the Canton Public Schools closed in March due to COVID-19, the situation left approximately 20 percent of the student population vulnerable. Those 665 students qualify for free or reduced meals for breakfast and lunch, which they normally get at school Monday through Friday throughout the academic year. The school system immediately wanted to find a […]
The spread of the COVID-19 virus has led to extreme changes in daily life. Schools and many businesses are closed; social distancing mandates are the new norm; and people are being told not to go to hospitals unless they need immediate medical care. Regular medical care, however, is something that pregnant women need; when the time […]
Justin Luk was at home with his family observing the shelter in place advisory due to COVID-19, when his phone lit up on a Sunday evening with a call from Tara Shuman. “She called me and asked me if I was interested in doing something useful with the 3-D printer from the library,” he said. Luk, […]
As the coronavirus impacts daily life for everyone, the younger residents of Canton have taken on the responsibility of reaching out to help care for the senior citizens and homebound residents of the town. Both the Galvin Middle School Problem Solvers and the Canton Catholic Community Youth Ministry are working to keep people connected with […]
Duncan MacLeod loved listening to his wife, Marilyn, sing his favorite songs, including “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Just Do Do Do What You’ve Done Done Done Before,” and “The Sound of Music.” Marilyn passed away in 2018, but their daughter Bonnie serenaded her father with those musical memories on Sunday, February 23, during a ceremony at Cornerstone at Canton […]
Canton native Darin T. Devine, the new veterans agent for the town of Canton, has served his country as a member of the Massachusetts National Guard and the Army Reserve. He’s also worked as a police officer and for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a supervisory federal air marshal, flying on domestic flights […]
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that affects nearly 18 million Americans. Those who suffer from the condition experience pauses in their sleep that last as long as 10 seconds and may cause them to awaken abruptly, gasping for breath, before they fall back asleep. This pattern of not breathing is repeated while the person […]
