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Inside
Home Improvement
SUMMER SPECIAL
Features
FAIR AMOUNT OF INTRIGUE
Anticipation mixes with anxiety as Big E approaches ....................6
MOVING UP TO THE SHOW
Charlie Epstein’s one-man act blends his dual passions...........11
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Wilbraham addressing needs of lo- cal seniors .................................. 18
Senior Planning Guide 2021
Getting Started .........................24 Having the Talk.........................25 Living & Care Options ..............30 Paying for Care .........................41 Senior Resources .......................46 Stay Healthy ..............................48 Estate Planning ........................50
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Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...86
COURT DOCKETS...86
AGENDA...87
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...88
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...90
INCORPORATIONS...91
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...91
BANKRUPTCIES...91
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...91
BUILDING PERMITS...98
On the Cover
FAIR AMOUNT OF INTRIGUE
Anticipation mixes with anxiety as Big E approaches ...6
Cover photography by George O’Brien
Home Show fills need for contractors, consumers 55
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
Mixed-income housing project at Ludlow Mills ... 59
TARGET ACQUIRED
State sets emissions-reduction goal for energy-effi- ciency plan .............................................................. 61
SURVEY SAYS
Home renovation spending rises, especially on kitchens............................ 62
Auto Sales
Cannabis
SEE: List of
Landscape Design Companies >>Page 64
A DIFFERENT WORLD
Auto dealers adjust to an unprecedented mix of stern challenges.......................................................66
NEW WORLD ORDER
Factory ordering has become the new norm in auto sales .........................................................................70
SEE: List of Auto Dealers >>Page 74
GROWING CONCERNS
Cannabis industry grapples with many federal and state challenges. ............................................................................................................ 76
A FRONT-ROW SEAT
Bruce Stebbins moves from gaming to the front lines of cannabis 80
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