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Stories of the Year: What's Up at the Old Zyla's?
Join us as we count down some of the most read stories in Merrimack in 2013.
It's the end of the year and that means it's time to count down some of the top stories to hit Merrimack Patch this year (local stories of the year below).
It's been a newsy year around the country as Sandy Hook students returned to school in a new location following the tragic shooting at the end of 2012. In April, two bomb blast created chaos and terror at the finish line of the Boston Marathon killing three and injuring hundreds who lost limbs, suffered serious burns and shrapnel wounds and a plethora of other injuries. Days later, an MIT police officer was killed and his friend was critically injured late that night in a shootout with the bombing suspects.
We saw a country unite behind the city whose baseball team, months later earned its third World Series win in nine years.
Outside of New England, we saw George Zimmerman acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin, and Jodi Arias was found guilty of murdering boyfriend Travis Alexander. A royal baby was born in July and the President Obama-led Affordable Care Act went into effect.
Over the days leading up to the end of the year, we'll choose a story or topic a day that has generated the most buzz in town this year. Check back each morning as we bring you back through 2013.
Noticeable Changes Made at Zyla's
For about 5 years, people have been waiting and anticipating changes to come to the old Zyla's property at 526 Daniel Webster Highway. Many have begged for a supermarket to rip down the building and build a new alternative to Shaw's in addition to many other suggestions in 2012 when we asked what people thought should replace it.In May, the Jehovah's Witnesses building a new congregation on Wire Road used the parking lot there for a parking area and the emails poured in asking what was happening there. Patch responded.
Then, in November, the buildings were painted and as people spotted work being done curiosity took hold again. This time, we learned Charles Morgan, owner of Morgan RV Storage in Manchester is under agreement to purchase the property, a deal that is expected to go through in about four months after he puts about $150,000 of work into the property.
Morgan said he is renovating space to house RV and boat storage. He also said he plans to renovate the 22,000 square-foot retail store and "resurrect" it to be a retail space that would hopefully attract a high end retailer. He said in November he expects the space will be ready sometime in the second quarter of 2014.
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