MIDDLETOWN — The owners of Avella’s and Melilli’s Italian market at 871 Newfield Street have decided to separate as both pursue new culinary ventures. Cousins Sebastian Milardo, who runs Melilli Cafe ...
A 1918 law prohibits restaurants within 200 feet of a church or school from selling liquor. Three Middletown restaurants could not serve liquor because of their proximity to local churches.