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Article: Natick family has cornered the market since 1938
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 7, 2009
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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, ...