With Halloween falling on a Saturday night this year, the holiday was less rushed. Families had time to put thought into their costumes and plan their trick-or-treat routes.
At 112 Riverside Ave, Chef Mike Pietrafeso was counting down the weeks until his “Ada’s Kitchen+ Coffee” opens in the restored historic building that once housed Riverside’s post office, and more recently was home to Ada’s Variety.
Mike, along with the Romaniellos, including Ada’s nephew Ron and his sisters Sandra and Rosemary, plus Ali and Debbie — joined the Pietrafeso family in keeping Ada’s Halloween tradition alive.
The two families distributed little brown paper penny candy bags stuffed with a variety Ada would have approved of. Everyone who stopped by also received scratch-made goodies and cider.
As a crowd gathered on the sidewalk around dusk, Officer Jason Lyman of Greenwich Police pulled up in his patrol car, followed shortly after by Officer Danielle Petruso in a second car. Princesses and super heroes looked at each other with uh-oh expressions. Officer Lyman surprised all the children by introducing himself and distributing his own set of brown paper bags, each marked, “Evidence.” Inside was more candy!
Toddlers and pre-schoolers were a bit overwhelmed to meet their first police officer, but came around with smiles after a moment. This is another great example of community policing in Greenwich. We love it.
Watch this space for updates on the opening of Ada’s Kitchen + Coffee in coming weeks.
See also:
Ada’s to Reopen Soon: Meet the Chef, Mike Pietrafeso, Greenwich Native
Spared from the Wrecking Ball in Riverside: Ada’s Variety Shop
Peeling off Layers of History at Ada’s: A Family Project
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