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| Manchester, Vt. Select Board vice-chair Wayne Bell presents Ed Morrow (l.) with framed copy of the new town report. | |
Ed Morrow, co-founder of the Northshire Bookstore, was honored recently for his "40 years of business, citizenship and community" by the town of Manchester, Vt., which featured him on the cover of the 2016 Town Report.
The dedication page noted that "since Ed and Barbara Morrow opened their business on Main Street next to the former Factory Point Bank in 1976, the Northshire Bookstore has been an anchor and symbol of the economic vitality of Manchester. Over the years as the bookstore grew, Ed, Barbara, Chris and Andy moved their business across the street to its current home, the former and historic Colburn House, increasing their footprint tenfold in 2003.
"Throughout this journey, Ed Morrow has been a constant resource and voice of logic and vision in our town. He has balanced his family and business focus by lending his eloquent voice to local community issues. He has served terms on the Manchester Planning Commission, as our representative on the Bennington County Regional Commission, and lent reasoned analysis to many local dialogues including school and town plans, rail service, solar and wind energy, downtown development, and many other local community issues....
"The Morrows' bookstore has responded and extended Ed's personal local commitment by regularly holding Public Issues Forums where people can immerse themselves in issues as they talk with other community members about how they can solve their concerns locally in an effort to make a national and global impact for the future. The bookstore's Spiral Press Café space has become the downtown gathering place where locals and visitors may, and do, pause to meet and share a chat, or a bite to eat."