On the heels of celebrating 70 years in business, Main Street staple, Squash’s has announced it will close the doors of the beloved office supply store. The store is now offering 70% off merchandise.
The news was announced today via social media. “After 70 Years … Up to 70% Off. Squash’s is officially retiring! THANK YOU, RIDGEFIELD for so many wonderful years!”
Part of the fabric of our community (since 1953) Squash's (aka Ridgefield Office Supply) has been the go-to place for school supplies, all things printing, stationary, fancy (and not so fancy) pens, friendly faces, AND the best (aka) "famous" Jelly Beans!
Since 2016, Squash's has been proudly owned by one of the shop's longtime employees, Whitney Williams. Whitney continued the tradition of providing the community with hometown service (and over 30,000 office supplies!) Thank you, Whitney!
We LOVE and appreciate you, Squash's! There are no words to describe how much you will be missed. Thank you for bringing good things to Ridgefield.
A blast from Ridgefield HamletHub past - in 2011, Terri Garlick published a historical piece about our local office supply store, better known as "Squash's". The article was titled "Have You Ever Wondered Why Our Local Office Supply Store is Called Squash's?".
In the early to mid 1900's, a large number of families in Ridgefield were of Italian descent. Many of these families had come to Ridgefield as laborers and domestics, and because Ridgefield -- a rural community nestled among ridges of land -- reminded them of their home-county, they decided to stay, build homes, get married, and raise their families.
Like all Italian families of that era, they had well-tended, and over-producing vegetable gardens, and enjoyed garden-fresh produce during most of the year. And as a gardener know, if you plant squash in the summer, you get enough to feed your family, your friends and most of your church, too! A boy named Aldo was born into one of these families, and as he grew, he worked at a local pharmacy and soda fountain known as H.P. Bissell's Pharmacy.
Every day, during the summer, Aldo came to work at H.P.Bissell's Pharmacy with his lunch. This lunch came from the family's garden, and it was always squash. Soon, this lad was nick-named, "Squash," and the nickname stayed with him as he grew up.
Eventually, Squash was able to purchase a local store for himself, and for about 40 years, he owned and operated "Squash's" on Main Street. A local business known as a store that had everything you needed, and the best service in the world. Although Squash is no longer involved with the store, Squash's Ridgefield Office Supply has been in business at the same location for over 50 years -- providing Ridgefielders with all their office supply needs and offering the kind of customer service that would still make Squash proud.
*Image courtesy of Squash’s Facebook page