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been part of this event since it first and Justine
launched. Others, like Lobsta Love from Lobsta
and Artisan Pig, are young busi- Love, two
nesses joining us for the first time. s e a f o od
Some have deep roots in Plymouth, vendors,
like Fedele’s Chocolates or Plentiful know that
Catering, best known as the cater- fishing, like
ers for Plimoth Patuxet Museums. the Library,
Others are come-from-aways, like has employed generations of Plym-
GPub’s new West Plymouth enter- outhians, and in Ashley’s words,
tainment center or Hess Vineyards, these Plymouth staples “look after
joining us from California. No mat- one another”. Peter Balboni, CEO
ter their stories, all these businesses of Pioppi’s, reminisced fondly about
were here to celebrate the Library his boyhood days at the Library, and
and the community that has grown Andrew from Artisan Pig described
up with and around it. the fun that the Library offers to the
family he is raising here.
As “yours truly” went from table
to table, I asked every ambassador Overall, the central theme of the
and business owner, “What con- night was that attendees love their
nects your business to the Library?” Library because it is a place of com-
Some gave playful answers: Alicia munity. Once the books are back
and Stephanie from Fedele’s Choc- on the shelves and the wine bottles
olates likened a library to a wide have run dry, the connections you
assortment of sweets, as “there’s foster and the knowledge you gain
something in it for everyone.” Oth- endure. Every sip and savor at Taste
ers were more scholarly, like David of the Town supports this Library,
from Plimoth Patuxet. He and his your Library. We can’t wait to share
team use the primary sources and with you our next projects that Taste
nonfiction amassed by the library to of the Town helped us to fundraise,
learn more about history (even if he like our technology upgrades and
freely admitted that the bites he of- new community programming. We
fered, delicious as they were, would are looking forward to next year’s
have been utterly alien to the 17th Taste of the Town, and until then,
century Wampanoag and their Puri- we’ll see you at the Library!
tan neighbors). Ashley from Wood’s

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