MEREDITH — The Heart and Hands Thrift Shop plans to reopen next month, and, as it turns out, its new home won’t be far from its previous location on Maple Street.

The new address for the popular store is only one numeral off from the previous one. The shop's new location is 8 Maple St., Unit 3, on the other side of the building, next to the veterinarian office.

“It turns out we’re moving into the same building,” said Tom Witham, president of the board of directors for the nonprofit shop, which opened in 2016.

He said when the organization had to vacate its previous space in mid-July, leaders knew the neighboring space, unit 3, would be available in August, but had concerns about parking. They also hoped to find a space larger than the 2,400 square feet they had previously.

“We looked a

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