NEWBURYPORT -- Police in Massachusetts are investigating whether an antique store owner accused of breaking into homes in New Hampshire was selling items he allegedly stole at his boutique.
Richard Morrell was held on $10,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of receiving stolen property at his arraignment Thursday. He was arrested at gunpoint Wednesday.
Morrell and his wife run a store called Vintage Diva in downtown Newburyport that describes itself as a seller of antiques, vintage clothing and home decor.
Authorities tell the Daily News of Newburyport that Morrell is suspected of breaking into homes in the New Hampshire communities of Lebanon, Enfield and Grantham.
Investigators are checking items seized from the store with items reported stolen.
Police say Morrell has prior burglary convictions in New York, Vermont and Florida.
Source: bostonherald.com
Antique Farm Days perfect for Fathers Day - WDBJ7.com
The Ninth Annual Southwest Virginia Antique Farm Days will be held in Rocky Mount June 15th through the 17th, at the Franklin County Recreation Park.
The Antique Farm Days Club says this show is dedicated to restoring and preserving farm machinery and implements that were used in the agriculture based society of early Southwest Virginia and the role they played in shaping life in Franklin County and surrounding areas.
The three day event will feature everything from a quilting demonstration and container gardening seminars to working demonstrations of sawmilling, operating antique deisel engines, tractor pulls, corn meal grinding, threshing, baling and blacksmithing.
There will be a chainsaw and cross-cut competition and a daily tractor parade.
On Saturday, there will also be children's games and a watermelon eating contest.
For more information on the event click here.
Source: www.wdbj7.com
Oz retailer taxes online sales via 'antique' Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - Times of India
Customers who use IE7 will now have to pay an extra surcharge on online purchases made through the firm's site.
Chief executive of the retail firm, Ruslan Kogan said he wanted to recoup the time and costs involved in "rendering the website into an antique browser".
The charge is set to 6.8 per cent - 0.1 per cent for every month since the IE7 launch, while every month the surcharge will rise by 0.1 per cent.
According to Kogan, the idea was born when the company started working on a site relaunch.
Kogan said that even though only three percent of his customers used the old version of the browser, his IT team had become pre-occupied with making adaptations to make pages display properly on IE 7.
"I was constantly on the line to my web team. The amount of work and effort involved in making our website look normal on IE7 equalled the combined time of designing for Chrome, Safari and Firefox," the BBC quoted Kogan, as saying.
Kogan said it was unlikely that anyone would actually pay the charges, and his goal is mainly encourage users to download a more up-to-date version of Internet Explorer or a different browser.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Yvaska: Antique-hunting in Capitola, Gilroy - San Jose Mercury News
It's time to hit the open road in search of antiques and collectibles. This week, I'm proposing a pair of trips in the South Bay. I hope you will locate an unexpected treasure.
One of my very favorite stores in Santa Cruz County is Betsy's Summerhouse Antiques in downtown Capitola. The words "funky and eclectic" may best describe owner Betsy Conners' delightful mix of merchandise.
Folks smitten with the Monterey line of furniture are in for a treat. Conners happens to be one of the chief proponents in the country of Spanish Revival pieces (1929 to the mid-1940s), and her stepfather had a showroom in Los Angeles that sold the original furnishings.
The longtime seller usually has Monterey items on hand, but they don't stay on the premises long because she has constant requests from folks all over the Golden State. However, she will gladly keep a "want list" for interested buyers. Prices begin at $200 to $300 and escalate quickly for dining room furniture and bedroom sets.
If you're lucky, you might catch Diane Keaton shopping at this charming store. Keaton, Bette Midler and Harry Carey Jr. are among the celebrities enamored of pieces once enjoyed by Clark Gable, Bela Lugosi and Walt Disney.
Conners also knows 1950s heartthrob Tab Hunter, who occasionally sends his castoffs to the shop. The actor helped Conners obtain the estate of Evelyn Keyes, who was married to legendary band leader Artie Shaw. The actress may be
best-known for her role of Suellen O'Hara, one of Scarlett's sisters in "Gone With the Wind."The last time I was there, I purchased a cookbook ($12) that belonged to Keyes. It was an ideal gift for a friend who's a huge fan of the epic 1939 film. I also bought one of Shaw's colorful pocket squares for just $5.
You'll find the antiques emporium at 417 Capitola Ave., across from City Hall. The phone numbers is 831-477-2109. The store is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Tuesdays. Ask for one of the complimentary brochures listing all of the other Santa Cruz County antiques shops.
Our second excursion takes us to Gilroy, which is more than just garlic and outlet stores. Santa Clara County's southernmost city has boutiques offering plenty of vintage vendibles. One shop worthy of a stop is Garbo's Antique Mall.
To be accurate, Garbo's is a collective. It's 24 different concessions under a single roof. Co-owners David Doshack and Bruce Ganzler have been in business since 1992.
I've always considered the major strength of this store to be its stock of American art pottery that emphasizes California wares. Desirable pieces by the notable Ohio firms Roseville, Weller and McCoy are placed shoulder-to-shoulder with California ceramics makers such as Brayton Laguna, Catalina, Gladding McBean, Sascha Brastoff and Bauer.
Check out the Western-themed items, Native American jewelry, paper curios, vintage clothing and military collectibles.
Garbo's Antique Mall is at 7565 Monterey Road. The store is open daily, but hours vary. Call 408-842-7373 for times.
You'll find five other antique marts nearby. Among them is Gilroy Antiques, recently judged best antiques shop by readers of the Gilroy Dispatch.
Contact Steven Wayne Yvaska at steve.yvaska@sbcglobal.net or 750 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95190.
Source: www.mercurynews.com
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