âShop localâ a holiday success
ELLSWORTH â Between the pandemic, high unemployment numbers and the low-level anxiety that seems to pervade much of public and retail life, an excellent holiday shopping season may have been too much to ask for. As it turns out â and with help from a shop local initiative sponsored by the city and chamber of commerce and supported by community groups such as Heart of Ellsworth â it was not a big ask.Â
âSo many people intentionally shopped local,â said Barbara Courchesne, owner of The Bud Connection on Main Street. âIt made a difference, and we are very grateful.âÂ