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Allen homestead in Shrewsbury remained in the same family for nearly 300 years: The history (opens the original)
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SHREWSBURY â When Elnathan Allen moved to Shrewsbury around 1725, he couldnât have had any idea that his family would continue to occupy his 80-acre farm for the next 300 years, through 12 generations. After moving to Shrewsbury from Hopkinton, Elnathan and his wife, Mercy, started their farm. Sadly, Mercy passed away in 1727, the same year that Shrewsbury was incorporated as a town. Elnathan continued to care for the farm with his six children; one other child, Mary, passed away as a toddle
Family-run Papa’s Hardware has become a Shrewsbury staple: The people behind it (opens the original)
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SHREWSBURY â Many locals donât even realize that itâs there, tucked away in a small plaza located at 276 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury. Itâs just a short distance from where the iconic âSpagâsâ was located. As it turns out, Papaâs Hardware is what many might call a âMini-Spagâs.â Itâs the same type of operation â you can find just about anything at Papaâs. If you need a certain size nut or bolt, Papaâs has it. If you need a certain type of bird seed, Papaâs has it
Remembering the iconic Lake Shore Market, or ‘Joe White’s’ (opens the original)
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SHREWSBURY â Joseph âJoe Whiteâ LeBlanc was working in the trades in 1927. His job required frequent travel, which, wanting to stay close to his mother and wife, he did not enjoy. At age 27, he owned a piece of property next to his familyâs home on South Quinsigamond Avenue, still a dirt road at the time. He built a brick structure and turned it into a market: Lake Shore Market. The name was originally used by a market on the Boston-Worcester Turnpike, just over the Worcester-Shrewsbury
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