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Volume 17, Number 31
Family farm offers a fresh take on food
POLICE PROMOTIONS
By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
A local farming family has been working hard to provide the community with fresh vegetables. The DiPalmas of North Haven, operate the Ravello Farm, located at 81 Half Mile Road. The property is about six and a half acres. Since opening in 2021, the family has brought a new source of fresh, locally grown food to the area. Available are items such
as zucchini, yellow squash, squash flowers, escarole, romaine lettuce, salad mix, radishes, bok choy, eggs, kale, beets, and more. For instance, garlic, potatoes, cucumbers, and string beans. The farmstand is inside a large barn and is open Saturday mornings. Some may know Rich DiPalma as the Italian singing teacher in town. But he’s long held an interest in gardening, too, See Farm, A4
The DiPalma family with their chickens at Ravello Farm, one of North Haven’s newest small operations located at 81 Half Mile Road.
At last week's meeting of the North Haven Board of Police Commission, four members of the North Haven Police Department were promoted. They are, from left: Sergeant Nicholas Costanzo, Lieutenant Clifford Hill, Captain Christopher Thorpe and Deputy Chief Andrew Stavrides. In a social media post announcing the promotions, the NHPD wrote of the new deputy chief, "D.C. Andrew Stavrides is a 17-year member of the NoHPD. He has served as the commanding officer of the Investigative Services Division, Uniformed Services Division, and the Professional Standards Division, Accreditation and Training. A former member of the South Central Regional SWAT Team and a POST certified Police Instructor, Stavrides has a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, an MBA and MPA from the University of New Haven, and has attended several leadership programs including the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Police Executive Research Forum."
Nicole Zappone, The Citizen
Brothers open Crumbl Cookies on Universal Drive By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
– Crumbl Cookies – in North Haven. The Universal Drive location is their newest site.
Earlier this month, brothers Justin and Scott Cinnamon, opened one of The brothers, from Ridgefield, the fastest-growing cookie franchises opened up their first Crumbl Cook-
ies store in Danbury in May. They plan to open a third shop in Stamford. As for the North Haven site, Scott said, “With the colleges and com-
munity, we felt this would be a great fit for the area.” On Friday, July 15, they celebrated See Cookies, A2
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