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• New Restaurant Featuring 'West African Flavors' Officially Opens In Vernon (patch.com) — Vernon residents have a new dining option with the opening of Taste of African Cuisine on Hartford Turnpike, celebrated by Mayor Dan Champagne and town council members. The restaurant highlights West African dishes like jollof, waakye, banku and fufu, all cooked to order with ingredients from African markets, and offers both pickup and local delivery around Vernon.
• Vegetable Farm Among 26 New Vernon Businesses Registered In September (patch.com) — Vernon saw 26 new businesses register with the state in September, including Lone Pine Acres Family Farm on Allison Road and several Rockville-based ventures. From a soap maker and sound studio to a new restaurant and caregiving service, the list highlights a diverse mix of enterprises opening across Vernon neighborhoods.
• Governor, State Ag Commissioner, Hail "Real" Farm-To-Table School Meals At Rockville High School (patch.com) — Vernon students at Rockville High School are getting increasingly fresh, locally sourced meals, highlighted this week as state leaders kicked off CT Grown for CT Kids Week in the school's agricultural science wing. With greenhouse-grown produce, creative dishes like Tex-Mex breakfasts and Korean beef bowls, and strong ties to local farms, the program aims to keep kids better fed and ready to learn all year.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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