Weathersfield Weekly Blog, December 27, 2021 edition
Christmas 2021 Ice Storm News You Can Use ICYMI (In case You Missed It) Retail Hub Coming to Ascutney John Lippman reporting for the Valley News: A roadside corner that long had Ascutney Village residents fuming over a store that sold “smoking paraphernalia” and “adult novelties” is being rehabilitated into a retail hub that will be the new home for a wine and spirits shop, a convenience store, a popular deli from Charlestown and a franchise store. Ross and Buffy Girard, owners of the Running Bear Camping Area in Ascutney, have purchased the parcel across the road from their seasonal camper site at the intersection of Route 5 and Running Bear Trail where The Magic Mushroom was located. The Girards have demolished the ramshackle building and are putting up a new 5,000-square foot-structure into which will move Windsor Wine & Spirits — to be renamed Fireside Beverage — and be joined by former Kimball Union Academy head chef David (Deej) Collisse’s Real Deal Deli of Charlestown. The...