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Swept away: The artisan magic of Meckley Brooms in Pennsylvania

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published October 31, 2026 at 7:42 AM EDT

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Briana Meckley, owner of Meckley Brooms in Lopez, Pennsylvania, about her business' surge in broom orders for Halloween.

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