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Northshore October 2025
Come rain, come shine, even come heart attack, Howie Fernald is in his space at Todd Farm's famous flea market in Rowley. Every Sunday - from two weeks before Easter to the Sunday before Thanksgiving – this devoted 25-year veteran is on the grounds looking for treasures."I died five years ago," says Fernald, recalling his near-fatal heart attack. "They rebuilt me. And as soon as they released me, I was right back here."Too weak that Sunday in 2001 to peddle his wares, Fernald parked his car in the space that typically housed a white trailer filled to the brim with golf paraphernalia. This drive-up therapy was just what the doctor
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