UpdatedFri, Mar 5, 2021 at 10:33 pm ET
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A LI shoe repairman is struggling to stay afloat in a pandemic that left him facing a dearth in business. (Courtesy Penelope Moore)
RIVERHEAD, NY March 20 will mark 50 years that Fred Ruvolo has owned his shop, The Village Cobbler, in Riverhead.
The shop, located at 149 Griffing Avenue, is a step back in time, the walls lined with shoes and dozens of styles of laces, a testament to his years of service to his clientele.
But the past year hasn t been easy for Ruvolo: He, like so many, has been struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic. And when Penelope Moore of Shelter Island came into his shop recently, she knew she had to help.