United States Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) toured Canton-based Journey Forward last week to see the latest equipment purchased for the facility: two Ekso Indego exoskeletons and a Lokomat. The addition of the two training tools was made possible through a federal grant. Journey Forward is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization offering an intense exercise-based program for […]
The cost of healthcare is an often-discussed topic, especially in election years. A huge medical bill that insurers refuse to pay — or worse, a collection of such bills, resulting in catastrophic expenses threatening a family’s financial stability — are, unfortunately, not unusual subjects of media coverage. With the American system of paying for healthcare, […]
Residents from Orchard Cove recently joined students and staff from the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech for a lively morning of donut decorating with “Chef Josh” and “Donut Dan” at Dunkin’ headquarters in Canton. “What a wonderful day!” exclaimed Orchard Cove resident Kim Hirsch. “The Clarke students are such sweet kids. They were just […]
Rodman for Kids, a locally based nonprofit committed to providing at-risk kids with the resources they need to dream, grow and succeed, was recently awarded a $1,000 donation from Planet Fitness in celebration of its new location at 30 Commercial Street in Foxboro. At a March 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening, General […]
Four Canton properties — two commercial and two residential — were among the highest-priced pieces of real estate sold in Norfolk County in the last year, according to data released recently by Norfolk Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell. Coming in at No. 1 in O’Donnell’s list of the “top 20 real estate sales from […]
The Canton Association of Business & Industry (CABI) invited its members to a Lunch and Learn event entitled “Shaping the Future of Business in Canton: Economic Outlook and Solutions for Business Growth” on Thursday, February 15, At the meeting, hosted by the Bank of Canton at its headquarters on Turnpike Street, state, county and town […]
Update (2/21): According to a spokesperson for McDonald’s of New England, the drive-thru at the Cobb’s Corner McDonald’s is open and the lobby was expected to re-open by the end of this week. The McDonald’s restaurant in Cobb’s Corner will be closed for extensive repairs following the extinguishment of a fire inside the building on […]
This story originally appeared in the January 25 edition of the Citizen. The Neponset River Regional Chamber held its 130th annual meeting last week at the Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood. Awards were presented to four local businesses for their contributions to the region and the chamber. The Small Business of the Year Award […]
Update: The Canton Farmers Market has reduced ticket prices for its Feb. 29 Farmers Market Specials Dinner event at Northern Spy to $150 per person. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help ensure the farmers market remains sustainable for years to come while enabling CFM to continue its mission to educate residents and increase food access […]
Hebrew SeniorLife, a Harvard Medical School-affiliated, integrated system of health care, senior living, research and teaching and operator of the Orchard Cove senior living community in
