He admittedly knew nothing about how to run a business when he opened furniture stores in Middletown and Monroe. He nearly went bankrupt multiple times. He once was denied a bank loan. But Riley ...

She had one of the shortest interviews and one of the longest careers. When Marla Kowanick was a senior at Lemon-Monroe High School and part of the school’s co-op program, she was looking for a job.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays; and closed Sundays Website: www.rileysfurniture.com Well-known local business Riley’s Furniture and Mattress has ...

A Monroe businessman who was so remarkable he “left an immense void” in his family’s heart “that words can not articulate” has died. G. Riley Griffiths, who owned Riley’s Furniture and Mattress in ...