Red’s bakers crank out up to 350 dozen doughnuts a day, more when special events like the recent Concours d’Elegance car show or AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am are in town.
On a Sunday evening in February, Bea Trotta’s 94-year-old mother started having trouble breathing at her home in the northwestern corner of the state. She felt exhausted.
An ambulance drove her 30 minutes to the nearest emergency room, at Sharon Hospital, where she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Her heart wasn’t pumping enough blood to keep her body functioning.