Business & Tech

Businesses That Came—And Went—in 2011

Hillsborough saw two major businesses close this year, while welcoming several others.

It could be business as usual in Hillsborough over the past 12 months.

The town's seen businesses open, close, or just hold on for another year over the course of 2011.

During the past year, Hillsborough said good-bye to:

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Hillsborough Pharmacy—After 44 years, . Pharmacy owner Tom Greco cited the inability to serve customers with the quality the staff felt they deserved as a top reason for the sale, though insurance, mail-order pharmacies, chain competition and cost constraints played a role too. Six or seven staff members made the move along with the prescription records.

Pathmark—The . The court papers filed by the company named the stores as “underperforming”, stating that the locations would close by April 15 and the properties would be relinquished to landlords by April 30.

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But we also welcomed:

A Circus Place—The . Activities include unicycle riding, stilt walking, balancing, juggling, trapeze work, clowning and magic.

Yoga M.A.T.T.—The . Its offerings are made to compliment each other, with strength work being preceded or succeeded by the stretching classes. It offers massage therapy as well, noting that the muscle work can help with certain exercise setbacks.

BP Hobbies—A haven for airplane and helicopter hobbyists, the formerly online . It’s a bit of an anomaly in the hobbyist world, having survived the online boom—and hobby shop shutdown—and opening the showroom.

Halloween City—The seasonal . The offerings didn’t stop at costumes though, since the shop offered decorations for residents to deck their houses in the Halloween spirit.

NEC Liquors—A “perfect location” that offers “one-stop shopping” made the owners of the . It features craft beers, 1,500 wines and a selection of Scotch—and a request box for residents to make suggestions—as well as wine tastings.

Kumon Math and Reading Center—Owners Seema and Surinder Shahi see the center , and opened the Hillsborough location after seeing their own children thrive at a center in another town. It offers remedial work and enrichment programs, and students “track” their own work rather than learning in a group setting.

Jump! Zone—Owners Gayle and John Harris saw a need for . The center offers 11 types of inflatable play structures, a snack bar, and an obstacle course.

Five Guys—Hillsborough residents flocked to once the much-anticipated restaurant opened in June. With a line that was out-the-door on opening day, the delay from converting the building likely helped build excitement about the franchise.


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