W.E. Pierce store in North Shrewsbury, Vt.

The Preservation Trust of Vermont inherited the W.E. Pierce store in North Shrewsbury, Vt., and invested $300,000 in repairs. The organization is now offering the store -- for free -- to someone who will reopen the store to supply residents with the basics.
The Preservation Trust of Vermont inherited the W.E. Pierce store in North Shrewsbury, Vt., and invested $300,000 in repairs. The organization is now offering the store -- for free -- to someone who will reopen the store to supply residents with the basics.
(Caleb Kenna for the Boston Globe)