Melrose grocery turns 50

The store’s sign reflects the Williamson family’s commitment to the Melrose community.

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor MELROSE— One of Melrose’s iconic businesses turned 50 this month. Romie Williamson and his wife Twila opened Williamson’s Food Store in 1972, and the couple worked at the store daily, except Sunday, until Romie’s death in 2016. Mr. Williamson was raised in West Virginia and served in the Navy  during …

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