The manager at Nathanael Greene’s Publick House in Greene said the new restaurant was a product of the owners “listening to the public.” The public was right about what the community needed and the owners, the Olivieris, turned the concept into a reality in a classy way. Thumbs up for creating what should prove to be a long-term social fixture for the community. – JFM

I was glad when an elderly New Berlin gentleman refused to accept his attacker’s apology in county court on Friday. The young man beat his victim in the head with a crowbar, and months later in court he offered a teared apology. There are a number of things someone should be forgiven for, but that’s not one of them. Of all the crime covered by this paper in the last few years, details in this case showed the perpetrator’s absolute violent disregard for others’ well-being. Their apology doesn’t hold much water now, and they’ll all soon be paying the price for their callousness. – JFM