Best of Newington Awards Announced
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The Newington Chamber of Commerce had it’s Annual Meeting /Awards night last Friday. The Best Of Newington results were announced, as well as the chamber awards and NHS Scholarship awards.
NHS Scholarships were awarded to:
Maggie Callahan – $1000
Shihao Michael Zhai – $1000
Here are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in that order
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| Best Accountant/Tax Consultant | 1 | Milluzzo & Co PC |
| 2 | A J Bafundo & Co LLC | |
| 3 | Daniele & Associates | |
| Best Animal Care | 1 | Dr. Haines, Hartford Veterinary Hospital |
| 2 | Groomers | |
| 3 | Connecticut Humane Society – Newington | |
| Best Appliance Store | 1 | Ferrari’s Appliance – Newington |
| 2 | Best Buy | |
| 3 | Lowe’s Home Improvement | |
| Best Attorney/Law Firm | 1 | Law Offices of Kevin Mason |
| 2 | Griffith & Kelly | |
| 3 | Ancona & Siegel | |
| Best Auto Care | 1 | S&S Automotive |
| 2 | B&D Automotive, Inc. | |
| 3 | Mike’s Auto Service | |
| Best Bank/Credit Union | 1 | TD Bank |
| 2 | Webster Bank | |
| 3 | American Eagle Financial Credit Union | |
| Best Breakfast | 1 | The Little Cake Café |
| 2 | Olympia Diner | |
| 3 | 5 & Dime | |
| Best Burger | 1 | Goldburgers |
| 2 | Chef’s Dog House | |
| 3 | TJs on Cedar | |
| Best Chinese Food | 1 | Ming Palace |
| 2 | Ming Moon | |
| 3 | Hunan Wok | |
| Best Chiropractor | 1 | Damato Chiropractic Center |
| 2 | Crouchley Chiropractic | |
| 3 | Judson Family Chiropractic | |
| Best Clothing Store | 1 | Karma’s Closet |
| 2 | Target | |
| 3 | Bob’s Stores | |
| Best Contractor/Home Improvement | 1 | Lowe’s Home Improvement |
| 2 | Ahern Cleaning | |
| 3 | Top Shelf | |
| Best Dentist/Oral Surgeon | 1 | Market Square Dental |
| 2 | Paul Leckowicz, DMD | |
| 3 | Jeffrey Rajotte, DMD | |
| Best Dessert/Bakery | 1 | The Kakery |
| 2 | Vida Doce | |
| 3 | Giovanni’s Bakery | |
| Best Dry Cleaner/Tailor | 1 | Roma Custom Tailoring |
| 2 | Premier Cleaners | |
| 3 | Top Plus Dry Cleaners | |
| Best Eye Care | 1 | TotalVision |
| 2 | Aucello Eyecare Center | |
| 3 | LensCrafters | |
| Best Florist | 1 | Flowers Etc LLC |
| 2 | Stop & Shop Florist | |
| 3 | Stew Leonard’s Florist | |
| Best Furniture Store | 1 | Bob’s Discount Furniture |
| 2 | Ashley Furniture HomeStore | |
| 3 | Raymour & Flanigan | |
| Best Grinder/Sandwich | 1 | Steve’s Place |
| 2 | Veggie World | |
| 3 | Elm Hill Pizza | |
| Best Grocery Store | 1 | Stew Leonard’s |
| 2 | Local Market | |
| 3 | Stop& Shop | |
| Best Hair Salon | 1 | Modern Edge Salon |
| 2 | Sculptures | |
| 3 | Rinaldos | |
| Best Happy Hour | 1 | TJ’s on Cedar |
| 2 | Wood N Tap | |
| 3 | Rooster Co. | |
| Best Health & Fitness | 1 | Big Sky |
| 2 | LA Fitness | |
| 3 | HealthTrax | |
| Best Ice Cream/Froyo | 1 | Mortensen’s Dairy Ice Cream |
| 2 | Carvel | |
| 3 | Dairy Queen | |
| Best Place for Indoor Fun | 1 | Bowl-A-Rama |
| 2 | Newington Arena | |
| 3 | Jump on In! | |
| Best Insurance Agency | 1 | Geico |
| 2 | Farmers | |
| 3 | CT Insurance Exchange | |
| Best Jewelry Store/Gift Shop | 1 | Turgeon Jewelers |
| 2 | The Paper Station | |
| 3 | Target | |
| Best Landscaper/Lawncare | 1 | Stonehedge Landscaping & Garden Center |
| 2 | Pete Caesar Landscaping | |
| 3 | Lenares Landscaping | |
| Best Martial Arts Center | 1 | CT Kenpo Karate |
| 2 | Villari’s Martial Arts Center | |
| 3 | Yang’s US Taekwondo | |
| Best Massage | 1 | Healthy Body Massage Therapy |
| 2 | Art of Touch | |
| 3 | del soul SPA | |
| Best Media/Publication | 1 | Newington Life |
| 2 | Newington Town Crier | |
| 3 | Rare Reminder | |
| Best Mexican Food | 1 | Puerto Vallarta |
| 2 | Azteca | |
| 3 | Chipotle | |
| Best Nail Salon | 1 | Venus Nail Salon, LLC |
| 2 | Pinkie Nails & Spa | |
| 3 | Galaxy Nails | |
| Best Package Store | 1 | Connecticut Beverage Mart |
| 2 | Happy Harry’s | |
| 3 | Stew Leonard’s | |
| Best Physical Therapy | 1 | Focus Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine |
| 2 | Select Physical Therapy | |
| 3 | Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers | |
| Best Physican | 1 | Parthsarthi Patal, MD |
| 2 | Douglas MacGilpin, MD | |
| 3 | Stephen Milewski, MD | |
| Best Pizza | 1 | Newington Pizza |
| 2 | Elm Hill Pizza | |
| 3 | Joey Garlic’s | |
| Best Real Estate Agency | 1 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices |
| 2 | Century 21 | |
| 3 | Re/Max Precision Realty | |
| Best Restaurant | 1 | Rooster Co. |
| 2 | Joey Garlic’s | |
| 3 | TJs on Cedar | |
| Best Senior Care Provider | 1 | Middlewoods of Newington |
| 2 | Jefferson House | |
| 3 | Newington Senior & Disabled Center | |
| Best Sign/Print Shop | 1 | Pronto Printer |
| 2 | Image 360 | |
| 3 | The Green-O Screen Printing Co. | |
| Best Tattoo | 1 | Nautilus Tattoo |
| 2 | Cardinal Tattoo CT | |
| Best Technology Store/Service | 1 | Best Buy |
| 2 | PC Richards | |
| 3 | Cables & Connectors | |
| Best Travel Agency | 1 | Travel by Fara |
| 2 | French’s Worldwide Travel | |
| Best Tree Removal | 1 | B&M Tree Service, LLC |
| 2 | Marchion & Faucher | |
| 3 | Tim Hogan | |
| Best Urgent Care | 1 | MedCare Express Urgent Care |
| 2 | Premier Urgent Care | |
| 3 | Sanitas Medical Center |
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| Chamber Member of the Year | Jim Wiltshire, The Chapel | |
| Business of the Year | Turgeon Jewelers | |
| Public Service Award | Lucy Robbins Welles Library | |
| Public Safety Award | CERT | |
| Beautification Award | Artichoke Basille | |
| Business Person of the Year | Dr. Steve Judson | |
| Special Recognition | Lifeway Church | |
| Special Recognition | Turnpike Motors | |
| Youth Service | Stew Leonard’s |
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