Article: Natick family has cornered the market since 1938

NATICK - Not many small, family-owned grocery stores have survived the onslaught of 24-hour convenience chains, mega- supermarkets, and warehouse clubs. Tilly & Salvy's Bacon Street Farm, in a residential neighborhood here, is a holdout from another era. From 1938 to be exact.

Once a small produce stand, today a well-stocked market and garden center, Tilly & Salvy's is a place where neighbors meet while shopping for dinner, plants, or pumpkins.

Owner Richard "Rick" Ciccarelli, 48, grandson of founders Matilda (Tilly) and Salvatore (Salvy) Ciccarelli, grew up working at the store, built on the property in 1951. Ciccarelli's wife, Wendi, an assistant teacher, and their daughter Rebecca, 22, ...

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