2024Valley News Reader's Choice Awards

AN ADVERTISING SPECIAL SECTION

OCTOBER 26, 2024

AUTOMOTIVE / FINANCIAL / FOOD AND DRINK FOR THE HOME / GET PHYSICAL / HEALTH PLACES TO GO / RETAIL / SERVICES

The Votes Are In!

PUBLISHER’S NOTE:

WELCOME TO OUR READER’S CHOICE AWARDS! FOR OVER 70 YEARS, THE VALLEY NEWS HAS KEPT YOU, OUR READERS, INFORMED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING BOTH GLOBALLY AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, RIGHT HERE IN YOUR HOMETOWNS. THIS SURVEY IS ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, OFFERING VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN THE UPPER VALLEY. WHILE WE FACILITATE AND PUBLISH THESE RESULTS, IT’S YOU WHO DETERMINES THE OUTCOME. HERE’S HOW IT WORKED: WE DEVELOPED A LIST OF 86 CATEGORIES OF BUSINESSES, AND VOTES WERE CAST THROUGH AN ONLINE SURVEY. PARTICIPANTS WERE FREE TO VOTE FOR ANY BUSINESS AS LONG AS IT FIT WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY, AND WE MONITORED THE PROCESS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS. THE FINALISTS AND WINNERS WERE NOT INFORMED OF THEIR RANKING, ONLY THAT THEY WERE IN THE TOP THREE. AFTER RECEIVING THOUSANDS OF VOTES, WE’VE TALLIED THE RESULTS, AND THE WINNERS ARE SHOWCASED IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES. MANY OF THE READER’S CHOICE WINNERS AND FINALISTS ARE LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED, EMPLOYING LOCAL WORKERS. THESE BUSINESSES FORM THE BACKBONE OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, AND YOU CAN HELP KEEP IT STRONG BY SUPPORTING THEM. THIS YEAR, WE’VE PARTNERED WITH THE UPPER VALLEY BUSINESS ALLIANCE TO HOST A RECOGNITION EVENT FOR THIS YEAR’S WINNERS AND FINALISTS. WE HOPE THE VALLEY NEWS REMAINS YOUR TOP CHOICE FOR LOCAL NEWS AND ADVERTISING. NOW, READ ON TO DISCOVER WHICH BUSINESSES YOUR NEIGHBORS HAVE SELECTED AS THEIR FAVORITES IN THE UPPER VALLEY! DAN MCCLORY PUBLISHER

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FIND THE WINNERS FOR EACH BUSINESS CATEGORY INDEX OF CATEGORIES AUTOMOTIVE Best Auto Body Shop Best Auto Repair Best New Car Dealer Best Place to Buy Tires Best Used Car Dealer

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FINANCIAL Best Bank Best Credit Union Best Financial Planning Service Best Tax Service

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FOOD & DRINK Best Asian Cuisine Restaurant Best Bakery Best BBQ Best Beer Selection - Restaurant Best Beer Selection - Store Best Breakfast Restaurant Best Brunch Restaurant Best Burger Place Best Caterer Best Coffee Shop Best Deli Best Farmstand Best Health Food Store Best Ice Cream Stand Best Lunch Restauran Best Overall Restauran Best Pizza Place Best Restaurant for Outdoor Dining Best Sports Bar/Restaurant

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FOR THE HOME Best Appliance Store Best Furniture Store Best Garden Center/Nursery Best Home Decor Store Best Home/Hardware Store Best Kitchen Store Best Mattress Store Best Outdoor Supply Store Best Pellet/Woodstove Store Best Picture Framing Store Best Place to Buy Flooring/Carpet Best Solar Company Best Windows/Door Store

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GET PHYSICAL Best Bicycle Shop Best Fitness Center Best Golf Course Best Ski Area Best Ski/Snowboard Shop

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HE ALTH Best Chiropractor Best Dental Office Best Hearing Aid Practice Best Hospital Best Massage Therapist Business Best Optical Practice Best Orthodontic Practice Best Personal Trainer Best Physical Therapy Practice

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MISCELL ANOUS Best Curbside Service Page 38 Best Place To Have A Kids Birthday Party Page 38 Business with Friendliest Employees Page 38

Best Arts Center Best Live Music Venue Best Movie Theater Best Museum Best Venue To See Live Theater

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RE TAIL Best Bookstore Best Cannabis Store Best Clothing Store Best Consignment Store Best Gift Store Best Jewelry Store Best Outdoor Clothing Store Best Pet Supply Store Best Second Hand Clothing Store Best Store to Buy Shoes Best Toy Store

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SERVICES Best Florist Best Hair Salon Best Hotel/Inn Best Insurance Agency Best Landscaper Best Law Firm Best Nail Salon Best Real Estate Agency Best Real Estate Agent Best Retirement Community/Home Best Spa Best Veterinarian Practice

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for making the Valley News Reader’s Choice Awards a success!

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Best Auto Body Shop

Best Auto Repair

Best New Car Dealer

Best Place to Buy Tires

Best Used Car Dealer

J.A.S. Auto Body

Willis Auto Repair

White River Toyota

Wilson Tire Co.

White River Toyota

Finalists 603 Metalworks & Collision Collision Works

Finalists TBW Automotive White Rive Toyota

Finalists McGee Toyota White River Subaru

Finalists Town Fair Tire White River Toyota

Finalists Ford of Claremont Waweco Auto Sales

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A BEST ORTHODONTIST VOTED BY HIS PEERS FOR FIVE YEARS

FINANCIAL

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Best Bank

Best Credit Union

Mascoma Bank

Service Credit Union

Finalists Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Ledyard National Bank

Finalists 802 Credit Union One Credit Union

Best Financial Planning Service Ledyard Financial Advisors Finalists Edward Jones - Roland Swasey Mascoma Wealth Management

Best Tax Service Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur Finalists Gallagher, Flynn & Company H&R Block

THE BEVERAGE KING

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THANK YOU

Best Beer Selection Store

Best Beer Selection Store

For voting for the Beverage King as Best Beer Selection - Store in the 2024 Reader’s Choice Awards

Best Beer Selection Store

Best Beer Selection Store

Best Beer Selection Store

Craft Beer, Domestic Beer, Imported Beer, Wine, Kegs, Soda, Energy Drinks, Cigars, Cigarettes 9 Interchange Dr, West Lebanon, NH | 603-298-5817

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FOOD AND DRINK

VALLEY NEWS 2024 READER’S CHOICE

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Best Asian Cuisine Restaurant New Thailand Cuisine Finalists Pim’s Thai Orchid Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine

Best BBQ Big Fatty’s BBQ Finalists Marsh Brothers Deli Poor House Bar-B-Q

Best Bakery

Best Beer Selection - Restaurant

Katie’s Cookies

Harpoon Brewery

Finalists King Arthur Baking Company Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery

Finalists Big Fatty's BBQ Salt hill Pub

Thank You!

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For 60 years you have come to us for your ski, bike, run and racket needs.

We greatly appreciate your friendship, patronage and Support!

Here’s to many more years!

Keep enjoying the ride!

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Katie’s Cookies

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for voting us the best insurance agency!

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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust understands life in northern New England. We are committed to providing the right advice and tools to help you achieve your goals.

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BEST JEWELRY STORE

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FOOD AND DRINK

Best Beer Selection - Store Beverage King Finalists Co-op Food Stores Jake’s Market & Deli

Best Caterer Maple Street Catering Finalists Blood’s Catering and Party Rentals Salt hill Pub

VALLEY NEWS 2024 READER’S CHOICE

Best Coffee Shop Lucky’s Coffee Garage Finalists Dunkin’ Sunnyside Coffee Company

Best Brunch Restaurant Taste Finalists Four Aces Diner Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery

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Lucky’s Coffee Garage

Best Breakfast Restaurant

Best Deli

Best Burger Place

Best Farmstand

Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery

Marsh Brothers Deli

Worthy Burger

Edgewater Farm

Finalists Four Aces Diner Taste

Finalists Meriden Deli Mart Rum Brook Market

Finalists Five Guys Burgers and Fries Salt hill Pub

Finalists Cedar Circle Farm Crossroad Farm

Best Overall Restaurant

THANK YOU

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for voting Molly’s in the category of Best Overall Restaurant!

Sunday–Thursday 11:30am–10pm • Friday–Saturday 11:30am–12am (Kitchen closes at 11pm)

www.mollysrestaurant.com NE-452935

43 South Main Street, Hanover, NH • 603-643-2570

2024

Best Law Firm

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10 years in a row to all who cast their votes to make us the

BEST OPTICAL PRACTICE

in the Valley News Reader’s Choice Awards for 10 years in a row.

❖ Comprehensive medical eye examinations ❖ Contact lens specialists ❖ Infant & children’s evaluations ❖ Pre- and post-laser surgery services ❖ Largest optical showroom in the area ❖ Eyeglass accessories ❖ Designer & sport sunglasses

Thank you!

Our sincere thank you to those who voted for us in the 2024 Valley News Reader’s Choice Awards as Best Real Estate Agency.

We are proud to be your trusted real estate advisors!

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FOOD AND DRINK

VALLEY NEWS 2024 READER’S CHOICE

Best Lunch Restaurant

Best Health Food Store

Salt hill Pub

Co-op Food Stores

Finalists Taste The Barn Café

Finalists Upper Valley Food Co-op Woodstock Farmers Market

Best Restaurant for Outdoor Dining Salt hill Pub Finalists Baited Hook Harpoon Brewery Taproom and Beer Garden

Best Ice Cream Stand Ice Cream Fore-U Finalists Dairy Twirl Mac’s Maple

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Salt hill Pub

Best Pizza Place

Best Sport Bar/ Restaurant

Ziggy’s Pizza

Salt hill Pub

Finalists C & S Pizza Three Tomatoes Trattoria

Finalists Dunks Zig gy’s Pizza

Best Overall Restaurant Poor Thom’s Tavern Finalists Molly’s Restaurant and Bar Salt hill Pub

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FOR THE HOME

VALLEY NEWS 2024 READER’S CHOICE

Best Home/ Hardware Store

Best Furniture Store

LaValley’s Building Supply

Finalists Love’s Bedding and Furniture Pompanoosuc Mills

Best Home Décor Store

Best Kitchen Store

Finalists Fog g’s Lumber and Hardware Home Depot

Home Goods

Finalists Farm-Way Inc LISTEN Thrift Store

Best Appliance Store Manny’s TV & Appliance Finalists Best Buy Home Depot

Brown Furniture

King Arthur Baking Company Finalists Home Goods Main Street Kitchens

Best Mattress Store Love’s Bedding and Furniture Finalists Brown Furniture Mattress Firm

Closet Treasures Consignment Shop Children’s, Women’s, Men’s & Juniors

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Hundreds of costumes & accessories for the whole family

CHRISTMAS Stop in for all your holiday shopping needs for the whole family Hours: Thur-Sat 9-6, Sun 10-4 FINALIST

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Best Clothing Store

Best Consignment Best Second Hand Best Consignment Store Store Clothing Store

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BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE

BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE

BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE

BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE

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2018

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A grassy hill at King Arthur Baking Company in Norwich, Vt.

Best Garden Center/Nursery Edgewater Farm

Finalists E. C. Browns Nursery Gardener’s Supply

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Providing Fine Custom Picture Framing to the Upper Valley & Beyond for 38 Years

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Large selection of wines and microbrews

FOR THE HOME

VALLEY NEWS 2024 READER’S CHOICE

Best Outdoor Supply Store

Best Pellet/ Woodstove Store

Farm-Way Inc.

Upper Valley Stove Company

Finalists Gardener’s Supply West Lebanon Feed & Supply

Finalists Home Comfort Warehouse Woodstock Soapstone

Best Solar Company

Best Picture Framing Store

Solaflect Energy Finalists Norwich Solar Technologies ReVision Energy

Best Windows/ Door Store LaValley’s Building Supply Finalists Claremont Glassworks Granite State Glass

Junction Frame Shop Finalists Claremont Custom Framing and Art Restoration Red Roof Frame Shop

Best Place to Buy Flooring/Carpet Carpet Mill Finalists LaValley’s Building Supply Valley Floors

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"The small town salon with the big city vibe" THANK YOU FOR VOTING US BEST SALON 3 YEARS IN A ROW! Women Owned • Aveda Salon • Green Salon • All are welcome NE-452852

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Honest Food.

Perfect Pints.

Living Music.

It’s because of you we have been voted:

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BEST BURGER PLACE

BEST CATERER

BEST LUNCH RESTAURANT

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BEST OVERALL RESTAURANT

BEST SPORTS BAR/ RESTAURANT

BEST CURBSIDE SERVICE

Thank you to our guests and friends who enjoyed the Pubs this year and supported independent, family owned restaurants.

We’re proud to be your Local!

CANNABIS DISPENSARY Mindfully curating Green Mountain cannabis products to provide the best quality offerings from our state The Teahouse is minority + women owned

- Joe, Matt & Josh Tuohy And the entire Salt hill Pub family

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BEST BOOKSTORE

BEST BOOKSTORE

2023

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Thank you, Upper Valley!

We love our community of readers.

2024

Best Deli

WINNER

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Best Home/ Hardware Store

Best Windows Door Store

Best Home/ Hardware Store

Best Windows Door Store

2023

Best Deli

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At Junction Eye Center, we’re seeing double---double the gratitude, that is!

As we celebrate our nomination for “Best Optical Practice,” we’d like to take a moment to thank our patients.

Whether needing care for an urgent eye matter or simply updating your glasses,

We thank you for choosing us for all your eye care needs.

Dean Barcelow, OD Rebecca Barcelow, OD

Andrea Hawryluk, OD Luben Ikonomov, OD

155 Maple St. Suite 1 White River Jct., VT 05001

Phone (802) 295-3300 www.junctioneyecenter.com

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BEST GIFT STORE

BEST GIFT STORE

2023

BEST GIFT STORE

BEST GIFT STORE

28 S. Main Street Hanover, NH 603-643-5388 NE-452850

PowerHouse Mall West Lebanon, NH 603-790-8492

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A warm thank you to all of our loyal customers and friends for your kindness in voting for us as your Best Gift Store!

We appreciate you and look forward to seeing you all soon!

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THANK YOU!

GET PHYSICAL

VALLEY NEWS 2024 READER’S CHOICE

Best Bicycle Shop Omer & Bob’s Finalists Mason Racing Red Clover Bikes

Best Fitness Center

Best Ski/ Snowboard Shop

Finalists River Valley Club Upper Valley Aquatic Center

West Lebanon Fit Body Boot Camp

Omer & Bob’s

Finalists Golf & Ski Warehouse Henderson Ski & Snowboard

Best Golf Course

Best Ski Area Mount Sunapee

Eastman Golf Links Finalists Carter Country Club Montcalm Golf Club

Finalists Dartmouth Skiway Whaleback Mountain Concord Monitor file

Mount Sunapee Resort is seen on March 17, 2016.

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Best Place To Have A Kids Birthday Party

Best Place To Have A Kids Birthday Party

Business with the Friendliest Employees

220 Mechanic Street Lebanon, NH (603) 448-6110 gardeners.com Thank you for your continued support!

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HEALTH

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Best Chiropractor

Best Dental Office

Best Hearing Aid Practice

Upper Valley Chiropractic

Schell Family Dental Care

Johnson Audiology

Finalists Alignwell Chiropractic New London Chiropractic Center

Finalists Hanover Road Dental Health Mascoma Dental Associates

Best Optical Practice

Finalists Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center New London Hospital

Best Personal Trainer Patti Freidman Finalists Erin Buck Larry Ruffing

Baker Orthodontics

Finalists Fields of Vision Junction Eye Center

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital

Finalists Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center - Audiolgy Powerhouse Hearing Center

Best Orthodontic Practice

White River Family Eyecare

Best Hospital

Finalists Neely Orthodontics Richard Schlein DDS

Best Massage Therapist Business Cioffredi & Associates Finalists Dana Boyce Massage Eclipse Float Center

Best Physical Therapy Practice Cioffredi & Associates Finalists Be Fit Physical Therapy DHMC Physical Therapy

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