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🌱 Patch AM: How a Fulton Road cafe is quietly feeding Canton neighbors for free
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Fulton Road cafe is quietly feeding Canton neighbors for free
- Could a simple blue envelope change your next traffic stop?
Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Find out what's happening in Cantonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: A couple of snow showers, with a high of 15 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Mostly cloudy and frigid, temps: high: 18, low: 15.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Canton's Hope Depot offers free hot meals with a side of faith (cantonrep.com) — A new faith-based cafe on Fulton Road NW in Canton is serving free, home-cooked meals three days a week to anyone in need, no questions asked. Run by Rev. Mervin and Rachel Yoder with donated food and volunteer help, Hope Depot focuses on feeding the homeless, recently released inmates, and others who may never walk into a traditional church. 
• Stark Sheriff's Office adopts Blue Envelope Program (cantonrep.com) — Stark County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol are now using the Blue Envelope Program to make traffic stops and emergencies safer for people with communication-related disabilities in the Canton area. Residents can get free blue envelope packets through the Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and North Canton police plan to distribute them at 2026 community events.
📸 Around Canton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton
- Board of Health - Public Health Nuisance Hearings
Canton, OH Calendar
4:30 pm - One Time Event
Canton, OH Calendar
5:00 pm - Civil Service Commission Meeting
Canton, OH Calendar , 218 Cleveland Ave SW 3rd Floor , Canton
8:30 am - Canton Farmers' Market Indoors
Canton, OH Calendar , 1001 Market Ave N , Canton
10:00 am - SCCAA Offices Closing @ Noon
Stark County Community Action Agency , 1366 Market Ave N , Canton - SCCAA Offices Closed
Stark County Community Action Agency , 1366 Market Ave N , Canton
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
📣 Canton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Paint Your Pop Art Holiday Pet
Painting with a Twist , 4400 Portage St NW , North Canton
1:00 pm - Self-Defense vs. Weapons
The Open Space Martial Arts , 1312 S Main St , North Canton
4:00 pm - GSOC - FUTSAL
CC - Auxiliary Gym
5:30 pm - BRITTON EMERT AT KRACKPOTS COMEDY CLUB, MASSILLON
Krackpots Comedy Club , 14 Lincoln Way W , Massillon
7:00 pm - Senior Toning Class
John Torok Community & Senior Center , 4224 Massillon Road , Green
1:00 pm - Holiday Chalk Art with the Animals Experience at Barkheimer Barns
The Barn on Merry Ridge , 9437 Shepler Church Ave SW , Navarre
5:30 pm
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- If you have styrofoam coolers for cat houses and you don't know how to make them, I will do it for you.
I have straw!! Just bring your coolers and some duct tape because I am almost out of it. Contact me for my address. I am not charging anything for… (Nextdoor Mahoning) - I'm becoming somewhat irate with a certain online vendor.
My vehicle was in need of minor repairs, in the course of doing them I found other items that needed dealt with. When I went to purchase the other… (Nextdoor 15th St NE)
- Walgreens posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Canton. Apply here.
- DeWolff Boberg & Associates posted a job opening for Manufacturing Supervisor [Management Consultant] in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Canton
- Ohio Lottery Pick 3 Midday, Pick 3 Evening winning numbers for Dec. 11, 2025 (cantonrep.com)
- Amy Acton overtakes Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor race, per new poll (cantonrep.com)
North Canton
- Instacart is charging different prices to different customers in a dangerous AI experiment, report says (baltimoresun.com)
Louisville
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