Saturday, September 22, 2012
Demolition on the Acme building on Sycamore Street in Newtown began after a party Saturday morning.
Saturday morning's demolition of the old Sycamore Street Acme was a moment that Mick Petrucci, a Newtown resident and president of the Newtown Business Association, has been waiting to happen for years. "I've had many, many phone calls and late night meetings with people wanting to know why I couldn't do anything to take this building down," Petrucci said to the over 1,000 people who gathered outside the long-abandoned grocery store. "I'm personally happy today." With that, the business association president said, "Mr. Worthington, tear down these walls!" Jim Worthington, a managing partner for development project that will be built at the site, thanked township officials and residents for their help and patience with the project. "I'm …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The store's former employees are invited to attend the Old Acme Site Demo Party on Saturday. Employees of Sycamore Street Acme Wanted
The organizers behind the upcoming Old Acme Site Demo Party are looking for employees of the closed Sycamore Street store to attend the event. "We are reaching out to any former Acme employees who may still be in the area to come out to the 'party' and be recognized by having their picture taken at the site," Linda Mitchell, marketing & public relations director for the Newtown Athletic Club, said in an email. The building demolition will begin with a party of Saturday morning. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. and will feature local dignitaries, light refreshments and activities for Newtown’s youngest residents. "Progress on this site has been in the works for so long, and the old Acme was such a staple in Newtown for many years, that …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The demolition of the old Acme building on Sycamore Street will start with a party on Sept. 22. It's an event that has been years in the making.
The dilapidated former Acme on Sycamore Street is expected to be reduced to a pile of rubble in the coming weeks as demolition of the structure will begin on Sept. 22. The demolition will be the first step toward construction of the The Promenade, a mixed-use retail and residential development, that will anchor the site. When the wrecking ball strikes the brick walls of the former grocery store there will be a celebration, Jim Worthington said Friday afternoon. Worthington is a managing partner for The Promenade. The demolition celebration is set to start at 10 a.m. on Sept. 22 and will feature local dignitaries, light refreshments and activities for Newtown’s youngest residents. Worthington said that demolition crews will work prior to…
Delancey Misery
4:46 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
i notice that gallagher didn't respond......me thinks me smells a rat (or a mcgrath buddy on the baord) more ›