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Article: Roadwork adds to economy woes
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 23, 2009
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This is the season for Essex businesses to thrive. At least it
usually is.
Summer is the time that people stop in for a river cruise, or
head out on their boats, or kayak on the Essex River and stop to eat
in the restaurants or browse the shops.
Because of the rough economy and lots of early-season rain, there
has been less of that this year.
The fact that there are jackhammers pounding and lane closures
clogging up Route 133 is just part of the equation.
Bob Coviello, owner of three Essex antique shops including Main
Street Antiques, estimated that his business is off by more than
half. "But it's not the road project," he said. "It's the economy."
Tom Gertner, in his 14th year as owner ...