Costs Sink Family-Owned Ascutney Cafe
Ascutney — Life hasn’t been easy for the Savage family. A broken marriage of the parents, the loss of their home to foreclosure, repeated moves, the early death of one of the sons, have all challenged Bev Savage and her seven children. Where other families might despair and fall apart, however, the Savages pulled together, found hope, made friends and won loyal customers through their homemade pumpkin bread, bacon muffins with apple...
Teaming Up: Bethel Man Trains Rescued Draft Horses
Bethel — A drizzly morning last week found Carl Russell at Stitchdown Farm, ready to trim his new draft horses’ hooves. He whistled, and Tom and Mike jogged up to him. But the animals, recently rescued from a Massachusetts farm, were boisterous, jostling one other and darting around the paddock. “You’re full of beans today,” Russell said before ducking into the barn. He wouldn’t chase them — the attention would reward their behavior,...
Beef on the Grill Will Cost More
Kansas City, Mo. — If beef is on the menu, firing up the grill this year will cost you more than ever before. And not just a bit more. The average price of a sirloin steak is up almost 20 percent from a year ago. An 8-ounce filet mignon costs $15 or higher at some Kansas City area stores, for example, or you can get six shipped online to your door for $180. Two pounds of extra-lean ground beef can set you back $12, a couple of dollars...
