Tower Hill Center for Health and Rehabilitation is one of Canton’s best-kept secrets. Its 164 beds comprise three programs: short-term rehabilitation, long-term care and the Russian House, a unit which specializes in meeting the health care needs of native Russian speakers. Yet according to Executive Director and Canton resident Jerry LaBelle, Tower Hill does not […]
Parents of child with EA/TEF reaching out to other parents of children born with same defect Kestrel McDonald’s parents describe their daughter as a typical 6 year old. A first grade student at the Kennedy School, she enjoys sledding, singing, drawing and dancing. What is different about Kestrel is that she was born with esophageal […]
After the birth of her daughter, Janice Araujo wanted to find a way to work part time and to also spend time at home with her family. Now she can do both thanks to her new business, Beads of Roses, which sells handcrafted and personalized jewelry made from rose petals. Araujo, who learned how to make […]
Less than two years ago, Ryan Hathaway was a freshman at Xaverian Brothers High School, making new friends and enjoying his classes. But as the winter of 2009 turned into spring, he began to complain of fatigue, bruises and pain in his bones. Ryan’s mom, Katey Hathaway, took him to his pediatrician, who diagnosed him […]
The Canton Garden Club continued its tradition of house tours with “Joys of Christmas” last weekend. The five houses drew visitors into two homes from the 19th century and three others that are modern residences. The tour ended at the Canton Public Library with the Garden Club Holiday Marketplace. The first stop was the home […]
Mike Sundin walked into a recent meeting of the Friends of the Canton Public Library as an interested volunteer and walked out as the new president of the group. “It was suggested to me that I might want to attend the meeting,” he said with a laugh. “I was not sure that I was going […]
Bernard Mendillo was walking through Fenway one day after work on his way to Ruggles Station and a train home when he saw an attractive young woman standing alone, staring into space and crying. When he looked across the street, he saw a young man staring at the woman and surmised that the couple had […]
A friend has suggested that if Betty Ann Swartz ever writes a book, she should title it Off Washington. Swartz grew up on Lewis Street, off Washington. She now lives on Ridgehill Road, off Washington Street. And on October 2, Swartz will retire after a 40-year career at the Canton Public Library, off Washington. A graduate […]
Chris Sabatino’s teachers always encouraged his interest in art and drawing, except for one. When she found him drawing in his notebook during class, she told him to stop doodling — because he would never make any money from doodling. It turns out she was wrong. Today, Sabatino, 48, is a successful illustrator, cartoonist, and […]
Growing up in Canton, the Very Reverend Bryan K. Parrish attended weekly Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church and did not go into St. Gerard Majella Church until he was a seminarian. But he is making up for lost time by saying weekly Mass as a visiting priest at St. Gerard’s this summer. Father […]
