After 75 years as Williams True Value in Poultney, Vermont, the store has a new name, and owner. It’s now Noble Ace Hardware. Robert Noble III took over, following Bob Williams’ retirement. Customers ...

Don Ruggles is not sure why people started calling him “Tip,” but the name stuck at a young age. In seventh grade, Tip started working after school at Somers Hardware in Montpelier. His father, Donald ...

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B RATTLEBORO, VT. — When a Home Depot set up shop across the street, Fireside True Value hardware store owner Wayne St. John knew it would probably take some of his customers away. He and his brothers ...