Organizations
Second Chance Shop Luncheon
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The Suffield Second Chance Shop presented its annual donation.
People/Business
Son Takes Over Family Landscaping Business
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“I secured a 90-day note from the bank for $10,000 and we were in business.” That’s how Jim Mather reminisced about starting JW Mather & Son Landscaping in 1975.
Editorial
Are Your Recyclables Ending Up As Trash?
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Are the plastic, metal, glass, boxes and paper you collect for curbside pickup being thrown out as trash at the recycling facility?
People/Business
Dowd Realty Group-How it All Started
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In 1987 Roland Dowd began buying antique homes in town, renovating them with his wife Barbara and selling them.
FOFAH
Local Farm Products Come to Hilltop Creamery
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“We now carry local fresh milk and yogurt from Hastings Farm, home-made fudge and other products from Cupola Hollow Farm, honey from Hilltop Farm and freshly cut flowers from Julie The Garden Fairy,” says Jason Siemienkowicz who operates the Hilltop Farm Store and Creamery with his wife Crystal.
Organizations
Selling Gently Used Collectibles for Charity
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For a dozen years a mother and daughter team has managed the collectibles department at The Second Chance Shop, selling everything from a 135-year-old water pitcher to Beatrix Potter figurines to beer stein assortments.
People/Business
From Glass Salesperson to Insurance Agency Owner
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In the early ’80s, Patricia Bland was a sales representative for an auto replacement glass company. She sold to Connecticut insurers.
FOFAH
Hilltop Farm Community Garden Plots Available
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If growing flowers and vegetables on the lush eastern slope of Hilltop Farm appeals to you, then sign up for your own Community Garden plot before they’re all taken.
Farming/Nature
You Can Get Anything You Want at D’Agata’s Farm
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“They’re happy animals that live a good life here,” says Beth D’Agata, co-founder of D’Agata’s Farm, which raises cows, pigs and chickens for sale in West Suffield.
Columns
When Clothes Stink, Spritz Them With Vodka
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So, you wore a blouse or shirt for a short time and want to wear it again.