Just days after announcing an imminent closing on its official Facebook page, Kirwen’s Supermarket has a new realtor and several potential buyers interested.
“Actually, we were surprised, extremely surprised,” tri-owner Andy Kirwen said. “We knew there was people that loved coming here, and obviously after the Facebook post, we were pleasantly surprised that there was a lot of people who were not happy about (us deciding to close).”
Kirwen (64), who owns the 103-year-old grocery store along with his siblings, Bill (67) and Brenda (70), said that the family decided to sell a little over a year ago. With them nearing retirement age and his son not interested in running the business, they listed it with a broker…