HAWTHORNE — The first steps into Nikki Tolt’s office hit like fireworks to the face.
Splashes of red, white and blue cover the walls and counters of Tolt’s second-floor office.
Banners and ribbons and streamers, bowls of souvenirs, like pens and stress balls, even the individually-wrapped chocolates all carry the primary colors connected to the then-upcoming Fourth of July holiday.
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