![]() ![]() Mugavero is able to sell art pieces online right now, but the loss of walk-in hours has hurt her business, she said. Mugavero, the owner of The Artful Deposit art gallery at 142 Farnsworth, $5,000 can get her through the end of the summer. “It takes a lot of stress off my shoulders,” she added. The barber shop is closed right now, but it also doesn’t have much overhead, Fennimore said. Several main street business owners said that, thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson donation, they can now survive under the current conditions, a state stay-at-home order and the physical closure of all non-essential businesses, for about twice as long.įor Jennifer Fennimore, the owner of the Town Barber Shop at 203 Farnsworth, $5,000 should get her through the end of June. “It makes it feel like a small town, having a great main street.” “Farnsworth Ave is why people come to the city, it’s why people want to live in the city,” said Myers. That group of 33 Farnsworth grant recipients includes old staples like Toscano Ristorante and the Town Barber Shop, and new spots, like the Tindall Road Brewery and The Candy Jar by 1892. In recent years, Farnsworth has become a hot spot for dining, drinking and shopping, among other attractions, drawing people to live in Bordentown and to make day and night trips to the city from other towns.Īs officials confirmed many times over, saving Farnsworth Ave is the key to the grant program. ![]() ![]() Out of the 42 businesses receiving grants, 33 are located on Farnsworth Avenue, the city’s main drag that functions as the heartbeat of its economy. On Tuesday afternoon, Lynch confirmed that the checks will be cut and handed out on Wednesday and Thursday. “So hopefully we’re on the right track here.” “But I have not heard of anybody that had to close for good,” he added. ![]()
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