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FARMINGTON Barry Makinen has been around his family’s oil business, F.L. Butler Co. on Franklin Avenue, since he was a child. He’s been delivering oil since he was 21 but decided he will no longer do so.
Barry Makinen, 50, of West Farmington has a lot of memories working in the family business, F.L. Butler Co. in Farmington.
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For 54 years, the Makinen family delivered oil to customers in Franklin County. But due to the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on the business, as well as the escalating cost of insurance and other factors, the 50-year-old West Farmington resident decided the time was right to step back.
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