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BRISTOL • BRIDGEWATER • ALEXANDRIA • HEBRON • PLYMOUTH
2023 VOL. 3. NO. 6
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Dancing
JUNE
By William nieman
An important meeting was held early on an August morn- ing in 2022. It took place in the office of the Newfound Coun- try Store. Four family members huddled in the tiny, windowless space. They were intent on making an important decision about their future and the fu- ture of the store they had run for almost two decades. Of the four, Holly Kerouac held the key vote. She was the store’s proprietor. The other three fam- ily members each contributed to the store’s operation. Of the three, Amanda Thomas, as the store’s General Manager, would have the most influential voice. Also participating in the meet- ing were Craig Hall (Holly’s husband and owner of Hall’s Excavation) and Craig’s oldest son, Ryan.
A growing clientele and shelves overstuffed with products for those shoppers prompted the need to reassess the adequacy of the store’s size and configuration. Ironically,
A Family’s Destination
Left to Right: Holly Kerouac, Craig Hall, Amanda Thomas.
the COVID epidemic had not hurt the store’s business. In- stead, consumers sought out al- ternatives to supermarkets and suspected retail outlets. The
Newfound Country Store on 3A in Bridgewater seemed to be a safe countryside alternative for locals, as well as vacationers, escaping the epidemic threat
more prevalent in the shopping meccas of the Lakes Region, as well as the urban and suburban
DESTINATION
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Under
The Stars
By Brittany amalfi
It’s time to mark your calen- dars, everyone! Voices against Violence’s event, “Dancing Under The Stars,” will take place on Thursday, July 20th, at Kelly’s Park in Bristol, NH. People from all over can come and enjoy a fun night filled with dancing, music, and entertain- ment. Dancing with the Stars will feature different couples from the Newfound area com- peting in an epic dance compe- tition to raise money for Voices Against Violence. The couples have local dance professionals working with them to put to- gether epic routines to provide some excellent entertainment for the viewers. The pairs will be performing their two-and-a-half to three-minute performances in front of three judges who will decide who the 2023 Dancing
DANCING
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