August, 2020

• 11 August

  Laconia Motorcycle Week Still On But Stressing Safety

  

  LACONIA, NH – Even as countless images from the ongoing Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota show most motorcyclists stubbornly failing to social distance or wear masks, plans are proceeding in New Hampshire for Laconia Motorcycle Week in less than two weeks. The event is expected to draw thousands of …

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• 10 August

  Museum Gets Real With Paintings Of Old Bikes And Cars

  

  SPRINGFIELD, MA – The images of classic and modern motorcycles and cars are so vivid, so colorful and so detailed that it’s possible to imagine the roar of their engines and the smell of exhaust fumes inside an upstairs gallery at the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts …

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• 10 August

  Readers Split On Motorcycle Mags; New Poll On Events

  

  Readers of RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England are nearly equally split on their interest in motorcycle magazines, according to the results of the website’s latest poll. Slightly more than half of those voting said they subscribe to a motorcycle magazine with slightly less than half saying they don’t. Because the poll …

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• 4 August

  Toymakers Cafe To Serve Its Last Waffles After 18 Years

  

  FALLS VILLAGE, CT – Faced with a 40 percent drop in revenue this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the annual winter slowdown only months away, Toymakers Cafe owners Ann and Greg Bidou today announced they will serve their last waffles and banger platters on Labor Day. The closure …

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July, 2020

• 31 July

  Eats: Zoe’s Ice Cream Barn Is Hudson Valley Fresh

  

  LAGRANGEVILLE, NY – The Hudson Valley is filled with great riding, and great ice cream. Zoe’s Ice Cream Barn in LaGrangeville, NY is both a creamery and eatery, and it playfully promotes its ice cream by crowing “From Cow to Cone in Just 3 Days.” The premium ice cream is …

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• 30 July

  Harley-Davidson Message Muddled On Models; Big Cuts Planned

  

  MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson shoppers will have far fewer model choices in the months and years to come; a message that got muddled earlier this week when the company announced its earnings for the second quarter of 2020. While most news outlets played up the company’s 27 percent drop in sales …

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• 29 July

  Dates Set For 2020-21 IMS Tour Despite Pandemic Threat

  

  SANTA MONICA, CA – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows tour will be staged this fall and winter with eight stops on the itinerary. It includes a Dec. 4 through 6 visit to New York, presumably at the Jacob K. Javits Center, although venues for the tour …

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• 28 July

  Harley-Davidson Slashing Planned Models Under Rewire

  

  MILWAUKEE – Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson is slashing its planned models by “approximately 30 percent” under its new rewire initiative, while reducing its worldwide reach and “significantly reducing discounting and price promotions” on its products. The announcement of the retrenchment came this morning when Harley-Davidson revealed second quarter earnings that showed …

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• 25 July

  Funeral Home Offers Option For Taking That Final Ride

  

  WALLINGFORD, CT – It’s looks like something from a movie set in the old West, but with a modern twist. It’s a new (albeit used) hearse just acquired by B.C. Bailey Funeral Home and parked at the end of a driveway at its 273 South Elm St. location.   “Every …

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• 19 July

  Eats: Candlewood Creamery Is A Colorful Destination

  

  NEW FAIRFIELD, CT – Today is not just any day – it’s National Ice Cream Day.  So, we’re celebrating with our next installment of the Great Northeast Ice Cream Run with Candlewood Creamery.   Just like ice cream, Candlewood Lake is synonymous with summer fun here in Connecticut, which makes …

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