Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary helps Kathy Thomas, left, Susan Santoro, and Lynn Ward of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce perform a ceremonial ribbon cutting at Froyo World on West Main Street in Waterbury. Thomas and Santoro are partners in Froyo World. Photographs by John Murray.
Susan Santoro of Froyo World talked with Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary, left, and Lynn Ward of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce during a ribbon cutting ceremony today in the West End of the city.
The life of a big city mayor in Connecticut can be a gauntlet of budget negotiations, union contracts, infrastructure woes and tax headaches. Today, for a few minutes, Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary had the good fortune to perform a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Froyo World on West Main Street, and afterwards to taste a small sample of the frozen yogurt. O’Leary eyed the ten flavors before swooping in for a few swirls of Dutch Chocolate. Afterwards, he said he now knows why his daughter Maggie has already eaten at Froyo World eight times, “it’s delicious.”
Mayor O’Leary teased Lynn Ward of the Chamber of Commerce for making a healthy non-fat choice.