Quadland's Flowers Seeks New Owners for Its Next Century

The owners of Quadland's are looking to retire after operating the flower shop on Holden Street for more than 50 years.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The owners of Quadland’s Flowers & Gifts are looking for someone willing to expand the business and continue its 110-year legacy.

Cynthia Martin, who owns the flower shop with her husband, Thomas, said it is time to retire after operating the shop for more than 50 years.

"We are getting old and it is time to retire if we can," Martin said last week. "The shop needs new younger blood and there is a lot you can do in a flower and gift shop."

The business is listed for $310,000. It is located at 90 Holden St., where it rents space on the west end of the D'Amours Big Y building.

Martin expects the business to sell quickly with the growing creative industry in the city.

"With all of the artists and people coming in from the larger cities that want to get away from the big-city crowds, I think it has a very good chance of selling," she said.

Couple would be willing to train anyone who would want to buy the business. Martin said she would like to see new owners venture more into the gift aspect of the shop and add more art-inspired crafts to the store inventory.

She said Quadland's range has always been far reaching and they take orders from all over the country. Ninety percent of their business now is over the phone and the shop is part of the FTD network.

Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.

 

More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.

 

Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.

 

One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 

 

"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."

 

Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.

 

Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC.