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Member Profile: Dinny Myerson – Gourmet Pottery

December 4, 2016
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Business: Gourmet Pottery Owner: Dinny Myerson Address: 365 Moody Street, Waltham [caption id="attachment_656" align="alignright" width="225"] Dinny Myerson, owner of Gourmet Pottery located at 365 Moody Street in Waltham[/caption] PROFILE: What inspired you to open your business? I was a potter for about thirty years and, when I had been working in various independent studios for ten years or so, I lost a location I had been working in a warehouse and I realized that I was too isolated being an...

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Member Profile: Stephen Bernardi – Johnson Compounding & Wellness

January 12, 2015
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Johnson Compounding & Wellness has been operating in Waltham since 1852(!), and Steve and Diane Bernardi are only the third family to own the business in its 162+ year history. To help us all get acquainted with Steve and his remarkable business, we asked him a few questions: What inspired you to buy Johnson Compounding & Wellness? We were inspired to buy our business because, as pharmacists/employees of other pharmacies, we were unable to practice our profession the way we believed...

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Welcome!

November 24, 2014
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Waltham Local First exists to: PROMOTE Independent, Locally Owned Businesses in Waltham, Massachusetts GROW Waltham's local economy, and CELEBRATE Waltham's unique and vibrant community. Learn more on our ABOUT page. FIND A WALTHAM BUSINESS that is Independent, and Locally Owned. See what's coming up on our EVENTS CALENDAR! Follow Waltham Local First on FACEBOOK and on TWITTER! Want to reach us? Visit our CONTACT page for the many ways.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR SPONSORING MEMBERS:                              ...

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Small Business Saturday 2014

November 24, 2014
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This Saturday, November 29th is Small Business Saturday! The vast majority of our members are small businesses.  As such, this new American tradition—following hot on the heels of Black Friday that seems to be a big box storapalooza—Small Business Saturday is an important calendar landmark for our member retailers. We've put together the following alphabetical list of promotions that we know our members are running this Saturday. We encourage you to take part in the festivities and patronize as many as...

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Waltham Farmers’ Market – Welcome, and Welcome Back!

June 13, 2014
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Tomorrow's the big day, the day of the 2014 season for Waltham Farmers' Market! Yay! We want to welcome Waltham Farmers' Market as one of the newest members of Waltham Local First. If there were ever an archetypal entity that represents "Local First," it's a farmers' market. We also want to welcome Waltham Farmers' Market BACK, after the long, cold winter. —No doubt restarting each spring is always challenging, but we suspect this off-season was particularly challenging for their organizers, because...

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Go Tom!

April 21, 2014
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GOOD LUCK in today's Boston Marathon to Waltham Local First founding member and co-chair Tom Leblanc, owner of Watch City Kitchens and Leblanc Contracting! To Tom, and each and every runner in today's race, we admire your courage and grit!! UPDATE: This photo shows Tom (right in the middle) with his brother Randy to his right, along with a handful of friends on race day! (photo credit: WickedLocalWaltham)  

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Thank you Watertown Savings Bank!

January 24, 2014
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Watertown Savings Bank: A Waltham Local First Sponsor!

Waltham Local First wishes to welcome Watertown Savings Bank as a sponsoring member! Watertown Savings Bank has a very convenient, full-service branch at 6 Lexington Street, Waltham, at the corner of Main Street, opposite the Common and City Hall. You'll find an ATM at 800 Lexington Street, in the Staples parking lot, and another full-service branch ALMOST in Waltham, just over the Lexington line at 1075 Waltham Street.  We are very grateful for the strong support of Watertown Savings Bank...

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