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December 2023: Almo's Flower & Garden Center

Back when he was a kid, Andre Daigle would pedal his bike the three miles from his home on Mt. Washington Street in Lowell to 313 Willard Street in Dracut to pump gas at his father’s station.

In addition to the gas station, Albert Daigle Sr. oper...

NOVEMBER 2023: NALLIE PASTURES

Steve Hall is 36 and has been farming most of those years.

This being Dracut, it’s not a unique upbringing. But Hall’s farm story followed a different trajectory than most.

His farm, which he calls Nallie Pastures (named after his dog), ...

October 2023: New England Ghost Project

Who doesn’t like a good ghost story? Especially with Halloween looming.

Ron Kolek sure does, and he’s got more than a few of them.

Ron is the founder, executive director and lead investigator of the New England Ghost Project, based right...

September 2023: M.L. Shaw's Country Kitchen and Gifts

Like the dairy farm that shares its name, M.L. Shaw’s Country Kitchen and Gifts is about generations.

The popular breakfast and lunch stop opened in 1986 when Warren Shaw and his sister, Ruth – themselves part of the fourth generation o...

August 2023: Dadiala Family Dentistry

Dr. Onkar Dadiala has been in Dracut for just over two years, but his dental practice is already a valued member of the community.

Dr. Dadiala joined Dr. Ian Barwick’s practice in 2021 and, upon the latter’s retirement in 2022 after mor...

July 2023: Nutrition Junction

Arnold Thuku chats with a customer while concocting a shake.

The guy’s telling Arnold he’s trying to lose some weight, start lifting, get back into shape, but he doesn’t have the time.

“You make the time..!”...

JUNE 2023: HAMMAR'S STUDIO

School ends on Friday, June 16, in Dracut. What are your kids going to do the following week? And the week after that?

Need some ideas? Hammar’s Studios has a bunch.

Hammar’s Studio is Dracut Economic Development’s Business of the Month for June 2023.

Locate...

May 2023: Lenzi's Catering

Mike Lenzi received the call on Friday, September 14, 2018.The day before, a series of gas explosions had rocked the communities of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, just a few miles up Route 110 from Lenzi’s Catering. Crews from NiSource, the parent c...

April 2023: Kal's Automotive Center

Kal Hamze will tell you he’s living “a true American dream.” It’s hard to argue with him.

The owner of Kal’s Automotive Center escaped civil war in Lebanon to come to America in 1987. Within seven years, he had graduated from Northeastern University with a...

March 2023: Daigle Tax Service

Al Daigle was a senior at Bishop Guertin High School when he was introduced to the world of tax returns.

This was 1980, so things were somewhat simple. As the oldest of seven children, he was expected to learn the family trade, started by his father, Alber...

February 2023: Kenwood True Value Hardware

Old Man Winter usually makes his presence felt in February -- February 2021 was the coldest in the last 30 years. And with the cold come snow, frost and ice.

Kenwood True Value Hardware is Dracut Economic Development’s February Business of the Mo...

January 2023: SMART Defense Tactics

Aaron St. Louis wants you to be able to defend yourself. He wants it so much, he’s willing to bring the training to you.

Aaron, an expert in self-defense, started his business, SMART Defense Tactics, out of his Spare Street home in Dracut after e...

December 2022: Enterprise Bank

Enterprise Bank had several reasons for wanting to open a branch in Dracut. First of all, the company had no branches on the north side of the Merrimack River. Then there was the fact that Dracut was (and still is) a growing town with an economy to match....

November 2022: The Arbors at Dracut

Aging is a fact of life. Like taxes, it’s not a desirable fact, but it’s a fact nonetheless.

Some prefer to age in solitude, in the home in which they raised their family. Others prefer company, the day-to-day fellowship that only comes...

October 2022: Sean's Property Services

Sean Welch was a corrections officer in Concord when he realized that wasn’t what he wanted to do with the rest of his life.

The Dracut resident was 17 when his first daughter was born (he has three girls now), and he knew he would need a career ...

September 2022: Brox Farm

In a summer during which water has been at a premium, it’s impressive that Dracut’s farms are still managing to grow and sell its produce.

Brox Farm is a prime example. Its irrigation pond can barely pass for a puddle these days.

&ld...

August 2022: New View Remodeling & Construction and Fine Line Kitchen Designs

Gregg Looney got into the construction business almost by accident.

Trained as a registered nurse and armed with a nursing degree from Rivier College (after a stint at the University of Massachusetts Lowell), he worked long hours at several health-care fac...

July 2022: Scola's Restaurant

Scola’s has been around for 31 years and has earned a reputation as a fine-dining experience in Dracut.

This month, new owners – the third group – take over the ovens.

Andrew Corbin and Parag Corbin Patel have bought Scola&...

June 2022: Shaw Farm

If you ask 10 people in Dracut what the most well-known business in town is, probably seven of them will say Shaw Farm. And for good reason.

Shaw Farm has been around since 1908 and celebrates its 115th year in 2023. In a town known for its many farms, Sha...

May 2022: Farmer Dave's

The seeds of Dave Dumaresq’s future were planted early in life, when he would ride his bike down from Marsh Hill to Brox Farm on Broadway Road in Dracut to work the land when he was still a preteen.

“I worked with John Brox at Brox Farm...

April 2022: Owen and Ollie's Restaurant

On April 5, 2007, a new restaurant opened in a Dracut location loaded with history and, in the 15 years since, has survived a recession, a bankruptcy filing and a pandemic while managing to create its own lore as one of Dracut’s most popular res...

March 2022: Four Oaks Country Club and Grazie Italian Restaurant

There may be snow on the ground, but it’s March, and that means golf season can’t be more than a 9-iron away.

The folks at Four Oaks Country Club, 80 Meadow Creek Drive in Dracut, are hoping spring starts a little early this year, as it...

February 2022: Wignall Animal Hospital

Everyone knows pets are just four-legged family members. A pet can be a faithful companion, a trusted confidant, a snuggly comforter.

And like any other family member, pets need to be properly cared for.

Folks have been entrusting care of their pets to Wign...

January 2022: Essex Silver-Line

If you drive Lakeview Avenue regularly – and, really, who in Dracut doesn’t? – you have likely driven past a company that is recognized internationally as a leader in its field.

Essex Silver-Line, producer of one of the most p...

December 2021: Lily Mack Farm

In Dracut, you know it’s officially the Christmas season when Lily Mack Farm has its trees and wreaths on display.

On November 26 – the day after Thanksgiving – the Guthrie family started their 11th season running Lily Mack. R...

November 2021: Lucky Burner Service and Oil Delivery

How does a 25-year-old guy from Dracut start his own business in the competitive world of oil?

If you’re Leo Vezina and it’s 1976 and you’ve just left your job as a manager with Litchfield Oil, you get Lucky.

No, really, he got...

October 2021: Mama's Italian Restaurant

“When you’re hungry, come to Mama’s!”

Folks in Dracut have been hearing that for 32 years now, and for good reason. They know that when you go to the 1140 Lakeview Avenue restaurant for lunch or dinner, you may arriv...