We Lose a Lot When a Local Book Store Closes

February 8th, 2010 admin

Here’s some bad news: From The Hartford Courant: “Bookworm, the independent bookstore that has been a fixture in town since 1973 will close by the end of the month and leave its Farmington Avenue store, founder and owner Sarah Bedell said Monday. “Bedell, 67, said concerns about her health, and not the faltering economy, prompted


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