Small town retailers face unique challenges as Brighton-Cramahe Chamber responds

One defining characteristic about the new reality under COVID-19 is everything is changing constantly. Press conference from leaders and health officials are daily touchstones. Announcements from local officials flag the tweaks being made to battle the pandemic and keep people safe and healthy.

Peeling back those changes presents an unfolding story of how our community is being reshaped. Today’s stories are snapshots of those moving sands.

This story looks at two of the smaller communities in Northumberland County and the response of local retailers to the reopening of the local economy. Brighton-Cramahe Chamber of Commerce manager Sherry Hamilton shares the efforts being made to support entrepreneurs as they face the challenges of reopening in their own unique world.

Here is my phone conversation with Sherry Hamilton, manager of the Brighton-Cramahe Chamber of Commerce.