Jim Medeiros and Tony Midi, the owners of Canton Fitness, always ask their clients to begin a workout program with the same exercise — a visualization exercise. “We ask, ‘What does your fitness look like to you?’” Midi said. “Have a moment when you really think about what fitness looks like in your life.” Medeiros […]
Nadya Branca, the new animal control officer for the town of Canton, has made some changes at the Richard Stein Animal Shelter since she took on the responsibilities of her new role. She has moved furniture around, painted the walls, brought in a couch, and put screens in one of the entrance doors. She has […]
Bill Wanless had two passions when he was growing up in Canton: sports and writing. Today he combines both of those loves in his position as the vice president of public relations for the Pawtucket Red Sox. Wanless loved all sports when he was a kid, although he acknowledges that baseball was his favorite. “Canton is […]
As a child, Canton High School junior Dan Kazenel took violin and piano lessons. When he was 8 years old, he heard a cello played at a concert and made a life-altering decision. “Mom, I want to play that,” he said to his mother. Kazenel, 16, will play the cello at Symphony Hall this weekend […]
Frank Stanford has a job he loves. As the owner of the GNC store in Canton, he has the opportunity to teach his customers about supplements, nutrition and fitness. His job also allows him to show others that when one door closes, you might just open another one by reinventing yourself. “I’m a survivor,” he […]
Diane Christopherson draws on her life experience and coursework in pastoral care when she works with people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. A bereavement coordinator with Beacon Hospice, she will lead a bereavement group for eight weeks beginning January 31 at the United Church of Christ (UCC) in Canton for people […]
Cindy Poshkus is the new co-director of the Canton Food Pantry, taking over from Mary Ellen Hudner, who left the volunteer position last week after six years of service. Carolann Browne will continue as the other co-director. Poshkus heard about the opening from her neighbor Maureen Harriman, who is the treasurer of the Canton Area […]
She has been described as the sidekick, the newsreader, or the female voice. But Lauren Beckham Falcone defines her new job in just two words. “I call myself ‘the girl,’” she said with a laugh of her role on The Loren and Wally Morning Show, heard from 5:30 to 10 a.m. on radio station 105.7 […]
At the John F. Kennedy Elementary School, students of all ages share the playground. Sometimes the fifth graders use it; sometimes the first graders use it. Last fall, one first grade girl, Lucy Falcone, was having so much fun that she didn’t want to leave the playground. A fifth grader, Jenny Wolicki, was standing on […]
John Forger thought he was ready. He wanted to lose weight. He had started to exercise. The travel arrangements were complete. And then, on the day before he was scheduled to fly to California to appear as a contestant on Season 12 of the NBC program The Biggest Loser, he changed his mind. He was […]
