CBUG'S RECORDS
12/1/2023
| HOPE E. TREMBLAY
Growing up, Chris Bugbee was always interested in the newest classic rock album. It all started with a KISS vinyl record. Then, as he got older, it was cassettes, then CDs. Then, years later, it was all about the vinyl once again.
Bugbee owns CBug’s Records, a shop in the Vintage Shops in East Windsor,
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SOMERSVILLAGE GIFTS & GOURMET BASKETS
12/1/2023
| MIASHA LEE
If you happen to be in Somers, Connecticut in search of a special gift this holiday season, then try Somersvillage Gifts & Gourmet Baskets (SGGB) on 111 Main St., a family run shop that carries a wide variety of items from cards, candles, pottery and wine glasses to soaps, lotions, coats, pajamas and scarfs. The
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OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT
12/1/2023
| KEITH O'CONNOR
Ever wonder what it would have been like to celebrate Christmas in much simpler times before the hustle and bustle surrounding today’s holiday?
Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) is inviting visitors in December to step into the past and learn more about New England holiday traditions of the 19th century and
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DIFIORE RAVIOLI SHOP
12/1/2023
| MIASHA LEE
The holidays are special times when people get together at social gatherings, however with the demands of everyday life there may not be time to cook a festive meal. The DiFiore Ravioli Shop in Ellington, Connecticut is a great option, offering a family owned and operated Italian specialty food store with variety of
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HOMEMADE BROWNIES
12/1/2023
| NATE BLAIS
HOMEMADE BROWNIES
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
1 cup granulated sugar3/4 all purpose flour1/2 cup brown sugar2/3 cup cocoa powder1/2 cup powder sugar1/2 cup mini chocolate chips,plus some for topping3/4 Tsp sea salt1/2 cup co
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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
12/1/2023
| Payton North
Do you smell that?
The scent of Fraser fir tree needles that are soft to the touch, hot mulled cider with fresh apples from a local orchard and spiced gingerbread cookies – perfect for dunking in delicious hot coffee – is wafting through the air.
Well, maybe it is not the scent of a real tr
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