Andrews Bakery in Easton Building More than Bread for Over 30 Years

Co-owner Julie Andrews talks about how building loyalty in their customers has made them a mainstay in Easton.

Julie Andrews, co owner and operator of Andrews Farm and Bakery, has been making repeat customers out of the town for over 30 years. “Construction was really big at the time and I still remember someone bringing in a two-by-four with the list of sandwiches they wanted made,” she said. Andrews said she originally went to school at Stonehill College for Sociology and taught at Brockton High School for a number of years. At the time, she and her husband Robert had a dairy farm and sold raw milk, but thought opening a retail space may better suit the business. “It evolved into Andrews Bakery,” she said. Andrews said that despite moving twice ,she has seen some of the same customers at her store for decades. She thinks it’s the small touches …

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A Couple Quick Comebacks, Retorts, From Easton Annals

Who Doesn't Enjoy a One Liner?

  One of the joys in life is the fast comeback, the retort, the off-the-cuff remark, the improvised (“improv” in our modern lexicon) statement. Growing up in Easton, I was fortunate to have all around me quick witted and smart and wise people who could dish up all of this almost all the time. I love to tell how, especially when I was a freshman and sophomore at Boston College, I would engage and regale my schoolmates with Easton stories. Not difficult to relate entertaining stories when you grow up among so many entertaining characters and entertaining comments.  I shared in this space once how Brockton native and Oliver Ames High School coaching legend, Willy Nixon – still going strong and very active at 84, by the way – told how in the …

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Former Easton Resident Now Living In Israel

Marti (Barg) Winston Reflects on Her love for Israel, tight security, tense times, and the political problems of the region

  Readers of this column know that in keeping it “Easton centric,” I sometimes tether a line from Easton to places far, far away from Easton. Sometimes that tethering from the Shovel Town extends overseas.  So it is that in this day of unrest in the Middle East, I got to thinking about my childhood friend, Marti Robin Barg – now Marti Robin (Barg) Winston – who lived on Howard Street in South Easton from the ages of three until she was 16, and attended Easton Public Schools from elementary grades until Oliver Ames High School. When Marti was 16 years old, the Bargs moved to Brockton. Marti graduated for Brockton High School in 1981.    Marti has lived in Israel for more than 25 years. She has recently, as you may understand, had a bit of …

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