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[email protected] website: ehgazette.com Peppers JAMAICAN BAKERY THRIVES, SURVIVES NESAC marks OK’s 25 years EHHS Peppers Jamaican Bakery East Hartford High School and Jerk center is celebrating (EHHS) has been re-accredited 25 years in business with their by the New England delicious authentic Jamaican Association of Schools and cuisine. Colleges (NEASC) according to With locations in East Anne Marie Mancini, Assistant Hartford and Bloomfield, they Superintendent of Schools. are known througout the region The high school completed for their first-class catering and NECAS's decennial evaluation takeout services. in February. "It recently Owners George and Opal received confirmation of its Scott - along with their employ- successful outcome along with ees - work tirelessly to promote feedback and next steps," noted their brand. Mancini in a press release. George Scott worked in his Howver the organization, family restaurant business for when contacted, did not several years before opening divulge any details of what the his first restaurant in East high school's overall grade was or what the recommended Hartford in 1996. PHOTO BY LAWRENCE JAGGON With strong support from IN FRONT of Peppers Jamaican Bakery, 603 Burnside Avenue offering a cool drink on a hot day is the bakery’s "next steps" are. his Wife, Opal, they were able manager with owners George and Opal Scott, at right. The longest-serving regional to convert a former church accrediting association in New building into a profitable suc- England, NEASC oversees the cessful entity.