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Heartbreak and Hope: A Community Rallies After Rookies Robbery

01/27/2025 Ginny Velting 0

On a quiet Friday morning, January 17, business owner Jack Reedy woke up to a jarring realization. His wife alerted him that the alarm at their beloved sports card and collectibles store, Rookies, had gone […]

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Rookies Sportcards Plus Celebrates 30 years in Lowell

04/11/2022 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

Thirty years ago, Donald L. Reedy Sr. said good-bye to real estate and hello to sports cards. “I had gotten him into cards,” says his son Jack Reedy. “[And] he thought, I’ll just sell some […]

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Far from a Rookie

08/03/2017 Amanda Schrauben 0

Rookies Sportscards Plus has been a family business at 106 W. Main Street for decades.  In fact, they celebrated their 25th year in business this past spring.  Free Comic Book Day is their most popular […]

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