Opinion
Letter: Bookstore called them back to town
Bookstore called them back to town
Editor, Townsman:
In mid-December 1993 with some snow flurries in the air, my wife and I walked into the Andover Bookstore for the first time. Having just moved to Andover and being tired from unpacking, we needed a respite from mountains of boxes and paper. We were greeted by a warm fire, a charming staff and an excellent selection of thoughtfully-chosen books. With several staff-recommended selections under our arms, we left about an hour later and enjoyed our reading over the rest of the long, cold winter.
Several years later in 1999, we left Andover when I started a company in Atlanta. While living in Georgia, we often recalled many fond memories of Andover and those wonderful times at the Andover Bookstore. I think it was calling us back.
Just over two years ago, we returned to New England and moved back to Andover. To the Bookstore we went, greeted by new faces and old, but embraced by the pleasure of reuniting with a great purveyor of books and memories. We are fortunate to have a great bookstore in town, especially one that has lasted 200 years. Best wishes to the Andover Bookstore on its bicentennial.
Rob Ciampa
53 Pine St.
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Editorial: Weighty issues of fall upon us
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Letter: Our tennis courts don't compete
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Editor, Townsman:
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Letter: Youth gave fresh face to Historical Society
Youth gave fresh face to Historical Society
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Editor, Townsman:
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