Wednesday, May 8, 2013
What's your favorite kind of ice cream?
Christine Krim, manager at Hilliard's at Cobbs Corner in Canton served up a scoop of Cookies and Cookie Dough ice cream Tuesday afternoon. Hilliard's has dozens of flavors of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet to serve up for a warm day. The homemade ice cream and toppings are made at their Easton location and is served seasonally from the Friday after Easter through the end of October at the Canton location. They offer traditional flavors like vanilla and chocolate and some more unique tastes like Cherry Cordial and Chewy Cashew Turtle Soup.
Monday, May 6, 2013
The Chiropractic Health Group, located at Cobbs Corner in Canton, specializes in auto, work, and athletic related injuries.
Dr. Eric Greenspan of the Chiropractic Health Group located at 95 Washington Street in Cobbs Corner in Canton specializes in auto, work and athletic injuries. Greenspan, a Sharon native, and now Canton resident, will help you with your back and neck pain by making a few adjustments and manipulation to unlock a binding spinal joint. Patch sat down with Greenspan to find out more about the conditions that can be treated from seeing a chiropractor and also a common concern of how safe is it to have your back and neck cracked. Patch: What conditions do you treat? Greenspan: I treat a variety of issues for a variety of different people of all ages. Most commonly, I treat back pain, neck pain and headaches. Additionally, due to my background as…
Friday, April 19, 2013
The Friday afternoon incident turned out to be a false alarm.
A suspicious package found Friday afternoon at Cobbs Corner in Canton turns out to be a gym bag that was left behind, according to Canton Police. The bomb squad was called in, according to Officer Ted Lehan of the Canton Police, to investigate a package found in the vicinity of Rocky's Ace Hardware in the Canton portion of the shopping plaza. The bomb squad cleared the bag and the situation was deemed to be under control, according to scanner reports. This incident in Cobbs Corner appears to just be a false alarm. The region of course is on heightened alert as authorities continue to search the greater Boston area for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon Bombing. The bomb squad was also called to Canton on Tuesday to investigate a…
Monday, April 8, 2013
A place for all your pets needs in the Canton area . . . and also a place to find a variety of pets up for adoption.
Coolen's Pet Supply, located right in the heart of Cobbs Corner, is more than just a pet food store. There are also small animals looking to be adopted, and others who are visiting for a small fee while their families are away. Patch recently spoke with owner Guy Coolen as he handled an albino red tail boa constrictor, which can reach a length of anywhere from three to 13 feet. Coolen is active in animal adoption. He has many small animals who have been brought in by owners who can no longer care for them and who are looking for forever homes. Patch: How long have you been in business? Coolen: I opened this store in July of 2005. It's been almost eight years. Patch: Can you tell our readers a little bit about the store and what you carry…
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Find out what specials are being held this St. Patrick's Day at the local restaurant.
The Halfway Cafe, located at in the Cobbs Corner Shopping Plaza, usually has some new great deal up its sleeve. Whether the "8 Meals for $8", Tasting Tuesdays or another 5K Road Race in June, the Halfway Cafe always comes up with something new and fun for their customers. Canton Patch sat down with Tom Cahillane, manager of the restaurant's nearby Cobbs Corner location to find out more about the restaurant and what the eatery was planning for St. Patrick's Day festivities this year. Patch: St. Patrick's Day is coming up. Do you anything special planned? Tom Cahillane: Yes we do. As many of you may know we have live music every weekend. On St. Patrick's Day we will be having the live music of Max Courtney most of the afternoon from 2-5 p.m…
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Halfway Cafe
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Ceramics A La Carte
95 Washington St, Canton, MA
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Village Shoppes of Canton
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Get an inside look at the local women's boutique located right around the corner at the Village Shoppes in Cobbs Corner.
Mission Clothing, a unique and intimate boutique located in Canton, offers residents from the area contemporary women's clothing and accessories. "The goal of Mission is to give every customer who walks through the door, a personalized shopping experience," Owner Shoshanah Graupen said. "We are stylists and will help our customers put together the whole outfit from clothing to accessories." Canton Patch sat down with Graupen to find out more about her store and background in the fashion business. Canton Patch: How did you find this prime location in Cobbs Corner? Shoshanah Graupen: About three months after I had my son, my father told me about a boutique in Canton that was for sale. To be honest, I was not really excited about the prospect…
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
What do you think should fill a space once used by KFC and A&W Root Beer?
As you pass by through Cobbs Corner, you may recall there used to be a Kenucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and an A&W Root Beer restaurant at 120 Sharon St., where Canton, Sharon and Stoughton intersect. But the building, which includes a drive-through, has been vacant for some time. Now, with a new year right around the corner, if you had your choice, what would you use the building for? Another restaurant? A book store? Or perhaps a new independently-owned coffee shop? Let us know in the comments section below with your thoughts.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Orange Leaf and the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce collected pajamas to be donated to Mainspring, a homeless shelter whose head quarters are located in Brockton.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Gerry Pellissier, owner of Orange Leaf in Cobbs Corner along with Bonnie Policow from the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce who was the co-ordinator of the pajama drive event collected over 100 pair of pajamas to be donated to Mainspring, a homeless shelter whose head quarters are located in Brockton. This has been on going since the beginning of the month. The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce held their Christmas party back in early December and asked each person to bring in a pair of pajamas to be donated to Mainspring. From that event more than 60 pair of pajamas were donated. On Saturday, Dec. 15, Bonnie Policow and members of the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce, Lucille Casis of Main Spring House and the Owner of Orange Leaf, Gerry …
Monday, December 17, 2012
The Village Shoppes celebrated the holiday season with a holiday stroll.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
On Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday De. 16 the Village Shoppes in Cobbs Corner held a holiday stroll complete with a hay ride, holiday songs by the 'Canton Community Theatre Group', Steel Drums provided by 'The Xisles Drums', a hayride around the Cobbs Corner parking lot with Pat Mann and two large horses from the 'Whispering Wind Farm' in Chepachet, Rhode Island and Santa Claus posing for photos with the kids. The 2 day event kept the parking lot filled and the stores over flowing with shoppers. The holiday spirit was truly in the air. Here are some photos from the event. If you have any pictures that you would like to add, then just upload them here to this gallery. We want to share your photos!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Pajama Collection at Orange Leaf at the Village Shoppes in Cobbs Corner.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
On Saturday, Dec. 15 at 11:30 a.m. The Orange Leaf, a place to get your 'froyo', located in Cobbs Corner at the Village Shoppes along with Bonnie Policow of the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce will meet Lisa Frisbee of Father Bill's and Mainspring to hand over new pajamas donated by friends of Orange Leaf and members of the Chamber of Commerce. Each person who donates will recieve a free three ounce froyo. Gerry Pellissier had been looking for a charity to donate too over the holdays. He reached out to Terry Schneider of the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce who thought of Father Bill's and Main Spring who own the Evelyn House, a homeless shelter in Stoughton that cater's mainly to single parent families. The Chamber celebrated their holiday …
melanie
10:09 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
I discovered coolens about 2 years ago when my cat needed to be on a special diet. Guy spent time with me and we went over all the ingredients in the food till we found a perfect match. I also now have a very picky dog that they have helped me with. The entire staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. You know that your getting the best food with the best. ingredients. Guy will not carry anything… more ›