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FALL RIVER — Did you know they make high-end men’s trousers in Fall River’s Flint neighborhood? The Hertling manufacturing company, besides making its own line of pants and shorts, manufactures private label trousers for such men’s clothing lines as Paul Stewart, J. Press and Epaulet. And although the company has been around since 1925, they’ve been in the Spindle City for barely two months. Majority owner Justin Christensen relocated Hertling in March from the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn to the third floor of the Tower Mill converted mill building on Quarry Street. “We ...
FALL RIVER — Kerry Barlow has resigned herself to the fact that the new $13.50 state minimum wage is causing her to pay more for her daily fix of Dunkin’ brand hot and cold coffees. “I’m paying for their raise, basically,” Barlow said, referring to minimum wage earners, after placing an order at the Dunkin’ inside the 7-Eleven on New Boston Road. She doesn’t accuse franchise owners of being greedy. “If I’m the owner I understand I have to raise prices to make money. I get it,” she said. Barlow, 48, says she stops at Dunkin’ on her way into work and orders both a large ho...
FALL RIVER — Towels, pillows and surfboards aren’t usually mentioned in the same breath. But it’s a solid match for a well-known Fall River manufacturer and a unique nonprofit group that uses surfing as therapy for children and adults with cognitive, physical and emotional challenges. The Matouk home decor and linen company, located in Fall River Industrial Park, is now the flagship sponsor of Gnome Surf, according to Christopher Antao, the Fall River native who founded the nonprofit surf-therapy group. Gnome Surf operates from mid May to mid October at South Shore Beach in Little Compt...