Forty-Seven Years on Millbrook's Main Street

On Tuesday, I saw a note taped inside the glass window of Halloran’s Watch & Jewelry Repair. It said: “After 47 years, we are closing. Thank you, Millbrook.” Underneath, in smaller…

On Tuesday, I saw a note taped inside the glass window of Halloran’s Watch & Jewelry Repair.

It said: “After 47 years, we are closing. Thank you, Millbrook.”

Underneath, in smaller handwriting, someone had added: “All repairs must be picked up by the 30th.”

I noticed it while walking to the pharmacy. It felt strange seeing that sign there, like noticing something important was missing from a familiar place.

Halloran’s shop had always been part of the town. It sat between the shoe store and an old shop that once sold fax machines. The window was always filled with old watches, pocket watches, and a small sign that said: “WE FIX WHAT OTHERS WON’T.”

I had walked past that shop my entire life but had never entered.

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