Business must be pretty good at Bedford Lock and Key on North Road. Richard Cardoos, the owner for more than 32 years, assesses things with a sort of parable. “People come in and say to me, ‘I see ...

For the Pelletiers at New Bedford's locksmith shop, the Key Man, the two might be referred to more appropriately as the key men. Brothers Jeff and Jim Pelletier own the store their father, Paul, ...