FROM THE TOWN OF BERLIN
A message to residents The following measures have been taken by the town to limit the possible exposure and the spread of the COVID-19 virus:
No tenant yet for former Ferndale Market location By Everett Bishop The Citizen
The vacancy left by Ferndale Market Fresh Grocery has existed since 2017 and may remain that way for the foreseeable future.
Town Hall will remain open for business, but the activities at the following locations have been curtailed as noted below for the period beginning March 16, 2020 through March 30, 2020: - The Berlin Senior Center is closed to the public and all activities are cancelled. Congregate meals provided by CW Resources are cancelled. Transportation will be provided only for medical appointments and the weekly grocery shopping trip. Senior Center Staff will continue to be in the building during normal business hours and will be available by phone.
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- The Berlin Parks and Recreation Department will cancel all programs that take place in this time frame but will continue to register for spring and some summer programs. - The Berlin Community Center will adjust its
hours to close at the same time as the Parks and Recreation Department with the exception of Fridays when it will remain open until 5 p.m. - The Exercise Room within the Community Center See Residents, A11
According to Economic Development Director Chris Edge, the town is working with the owners and Newington-based commercial realtors Reno Property Group to find a tenant for the property. At the moment, Edge said that he was “eagerly trying to find supermarkets” to fill the space. One of the biggest challenges he’s faced with the vacancy is its size. “The space is bigger than a specialized market would use,” he said. “That side of
The space once filled by Ferndale Market Fresh has remained empty since 2017.
town would support a market, but at that size it would almost have to be small and family-owned.” The market was updated before opening in 2016 with new shelves, floors, refrigeration and handicap accessible bathrooms, further establishing the space as a grocery store. ebishop@ record-journal.com 203-317-2444
Local bakery owners open a new spot in Southington By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Christine Formica had just arrived with the cash register when the first customers started coming into The Bakery on Center Deli & Café midday Friday.
The Formicas run The Bakery on the Ave in Berlin and have been working since last year to open their second location, at 50 Center St. Rich Domagala got an apple Danish and was impressed with the flavor and consistency. He’s had the bakery’s treats at the Southington farmer’s market and said he was glad to have them permanently in his hometown.
Enzo Formica had been at the bakery all night preparing for the opening. Atop a ladder, he was stocking “I’ll be coming back,” Domabread into wire wall bins gala said. when his wife arrived with the final piece of equipment. Enzo Formica said the bak-
ery’s cannolis, bread and stuffed breads are the most popular. He bakes and sells a host of Italian and American cookies and pastries, grinders and calzones. All the food is made daily at the Berlin bakery. “We do about a hundred dozen a week,” Enzo Formica said of bread. Margaret Dionne, a Southington resident, bought a rye loaf on Friday and planned to return. See Bakery, A12
Enzo Formica, the co-owner of The Bakery on Center Deli & Café, stacks up fresh breads Friday at the new business at 50 Center St. in Southington. It’s the second bakery for the family, to go with one in Berlin. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal