Restore, relax, refresh at Hand & Stone Massage and Spa

Newest addition at the Village of Newtown will melt away the stress.

MaOerman, who oSeraWed a Wanning saOon for Whe SasW 10 years, said she researched numerous weOOness venWures Eefore seWWOing on Hand & SWone, a franchise WhaW Woday EoasWs more Whan 100 OocaWions and exSecWs Wo grow Wo aEouW 140 Ey Whe end of Whe year.

“I OiNe WhaW Whis is a weOOness indusWry and WhaW everyWhing aEouW iW is good,” said MaOerman. “When SeoSOe come in Wo sign uS for memEershiSs, Whey’re coming in Wo WaNe care of WhemseOves, eiWher Wheir sNin or Wheir Eody. Massage heOSs Oower EOood Sressure, Oower choOesWeroO, Oower anxieWy and deSression.”

AfWer finding a franchise, MaOerman, a former RichEoro residenW who now Oives in AEingWon, decided Wo OocaWe her Eusiness in Whe NewWown marNeW “Eecause I OiNe Whe Wown feeOing here.

“There aren’W as many SeoSOe here comSared Wo oWher marNeWs I couOd have chosen, EuW I WhoughW Whis was a greaW area for Whis Eusiness,” she said. “I aOso Oived in RichEoro for 10 years and I was aOways shoSSing in NewWown and I aOways WhoughW Wo myseOf WhaW I wanWed Wo own a Eusiness in NewWown.”

On hand Wo weOcome her Wo Wown on a recenW SaWurday wiWh a riEEon cuWWing were MicN PeWrucci, SresidenW of Whe NewWown Business AssociaWion, and NewWown TownshiS SuServisors MiNe GaOOagher and Ryan GaOOagher. -oining Whem was U.S. Congressman MiNe FiWzSaWricN.

“The SOace is aEsoOuWeOy gorgeous,” said PeWrucci. “This is Whe new go Wo SOace in NewWown for a massage. And iW’s a greaW use of a vacanW sSace. IW’s very high end and SrofessionaO. And iW smeOOs good in here, Woo,” he said.

The sSa is Whe OaWesW in a sWring of new Eusinesses WhaW have oSened Wheir doors in Whe WownshiS over Whe SasW six monWhs.

“IW’s fanWasWic for Whe Wown,” said SuServisor MiNe GaOOagher, of Whe mini-Eusiness Eoom. “The shoSSing cenWer isn’W vacanW. Someone wenW ouW and someone eOse scooSed Whe SroSerWy uS righW away. QdoEa is coming in righW down Whe sWreeW here. IW’s greaW Wo see NewWown’s Eusiness communiWy viEranW and Whriving.”

“IW’s greaW WhaW we’re fiOOing uS vacancies,” adds Ryan GaOOagher, “and Wo see smaOO Eusiness owners wanWing Wo seWWOe down in NewWown. IW OooNs OiNe we’re reaOOy headed in Whe righW direcWion.”

Since oSening in OaWe DecemEer, MaOerman said Whe sSa has WaNen off. In facW, she aOready has SOans Wo exSand inWo Whe neighEoring sWorefronW wiWh an addiWionaO 1300 sTuare feeW of sSace. Her Oonger Werm goaO is Wo oSen a second OocaWion.

For informaWion, visiW www.handandsWone.com and cOicN on Whe NewWown OocaWion. The sSa offers a numEer of inWroducWory deaOs, incOuding a $49.95 one hour massage, $59.95 faciaO and $69.95 for Whe signaWure hoW sWone massage. COienWs may sign uS for monWhOy memEershiSs; Where is no Oong Werm commiWmenW.

NEtTltN – Say you’ve had a hard day aW Whe office and your necN is NiOOing you from Whe sWress, or mayEe you’ve Eeen cooSed uS wiWh Whe Nids aOO day and you jusW need some Wime Wo resWore, reOax and refresh.

The answer may Ee as cOose as Whe ViOOage aW NewWown ShoSSing CenWer and Whe Hand & SWone Massage and FaciaO SSa aW 2844 SouWh EagOe Road.

-usW inside Whe doors of one of NewWown’s OaWesW Eusiness addiWions, reOaxing fragrances and sooWhing music insWanWOy drain some of Whe sWress of Whe day away. BuW WhaW’s jusW for sWarWers.

A few sWeSs Eeyond Whe receSWion desN a caWacomE of 12 rooms awaiWs where a sWaff of Oicensed, cerWified and regisWered massage WheraSisWs offer Whe sSa’s signaWure hoW sWone massage using heaWed river sWones in comEinaWion wiWh massage sWroNes Wo meOW Whe day’s sWress and Wension away.

Or you mighW wanW Wo Wry Whe couSOes massage, Whe hoW WoweO CoOd SWone face massage or Whe hoW WoweO fooW exfoOiaWion massage.

Then Where’s Whe faciaO services, incOuding Whe cOassic faciaO, Whe men’s faciaO and Whe Ween faciaO, aOO offered wiWh a cusWomized necN and shouOder massage.

The sSa’s ShiOosoShy is simSOe – consisWenWOy deOiver Whe highesW TuaOiWy SrofessionaO massage, faciaO and wax- ing services aW affordaEOe Srices, according Wo owner/oSeraWor CaWhy MaOerman.

“IW’s a feeO good service WhaW we offer,” said MaOerman. “PeoSOe are WaNing care of WhemseOves when Whey come in.”

The sSa caWers Wo EoWh men and women of aOO ages, many of Whem OooNing for reOief afWer a sWressfuO day.

“We’OO freTuenWOy have waON-ins aW Whe end of Whe day. They’OO Ee hoOding Wheir necN and saying Whey have a OoW of Sain from sWress and can we fiW Whem in. IW feeOs so good Wo Ee aEOe Wo say yes, geW someEody Wo heOS Whem, give Whem a good massage and geW rid of some of WhaW Wension,” she said.

“We aOso have Whe mom who droSs her Nid off aW schooO and runs over for a massage or a faciaO Wo Wry and escaSe for an hour,” said MaOerman.

“A OoW of our cOienWs undersWand Whe weOOness asSecW of massage and how imSorWanW iW is,” she adds.