Store

Market owner loves relationships, continues family legacy

WILMINGTON - Midday on Tuesday, Farmhouse Market owner David Petrie was moving between tasks with enthusiasm. He was awaiting a new roadside sign for the store. He was giving his brother, in town from Boston, a tour of the market, explaining the array of items he sells. Then around 1:30 pm,...

Janine Conti in her new boutique, Janine Home & Style Boutique. It offers home decor and clothing. It also serves as Conti’s studio for her interior styling business. Lauren Harkawik

Leaving the back door open led to expanded store

DOVER - The inventory in Janine Conti’s new store, Janine Home & Style Boutique, was shaped in part by shouts from the walking trail that runs behind the store.
The store, which is located at 171 Route 100 in West Dover, has two entrances. One entrance faces Route 100, and the other...

A photo posted on the Jacksonville General Store’s Facebook page shows an open sign in the window of the former Briggs Automotive space, now home to the general store. Facebook

Two stores and a bakery to open in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE - After a period of about seven months with no grocery option in Jacksonville, as of this week, the town has multiple options: The Jacksonville Country Store, in the spot where the town’s general store has historically been, and the Jacksonville General Store across the street, where...

Liquor license approved for new general store

WHITINGHAM - At their regular meeting Wednesday, May 18, the Whitingham Selectboard approved a liquor license for a new general store in Jacksonville that is set to open this summer.
The new iteration of the Jacksonville General Store is owned by Christopher Roberts, who purchased the name...

"This was not the plan"

JACKSONVILLE - Two days after shuttering the doors to the Jacksonville General Store for good, owner Heather Hebert’s voice cracks with emotion multiple times during a morning phone interview.
“I had someone say to me, ‘How do you feel about having your name be the one to connected to a...

Store still serving community

Had to switch to curbside but able to stay open This is another installment in our ongoing series looking at how the pandemic has affected local businesses and services. JACKSONVILLE- As the primary center of economic activity for a village of 200, the Jacksonville General...

Heather Hebert and Jason Klump are the new owners of the Jacksonville General Store.

It takes a village to keep a store: new owners take over

JACKSONVILLE - Wednesday morning at the Jacksonville General Store had the cadence of a lived-in place: the type of place people frequent. In the front, an empty basket that previously held doughnuts was moved away, replaced with a tray of freshly-baked ones. In the back, a group of men gathered...

River Bend back in town

WILMINGTON - On Wednesday, Jeremy Bedortha is standing in the newest location of his family’s business. River Bend Farm Market in Wilmington is an extension of a store by the same name in Townshend. Jeremy Bedortha’s father, Paul Bedortha, owns the business as well as the stores and the West...

Cruise inspired new kitchen store and its name

DOVER - In many ways, Cordelia Garofalo’s new kitchen supply store, Opa, is a family spot. On a Monday morning, Garofalo is joined in the shop by her mother, Didi Garofalo, and both refer often to Grace, 8, Coredlia’s daughter and sidekick of sorts. Even though she’s not at Opa at the moment,...