Molly Newman, a registered nurse who has worked for 15 years in the profession since graduating from Rhode Island College, knows how to make people smile: ice cream.
These days Molly can be found not only in the Kent Hospital surgery room but also scooping Little Blue Panda. It’s very blue and very sweet. Locals discovered the flavor soon after Molly and her fiancé, Joe Trillo, opened Apponaug Village Creamery on Music Lane across from the Walgreen’s on a rainy Saturday, April 12. As of last Wednesday they had already gone through two tubs of Little Blue.
To Molly’s delight, a group of kids on their bikes arrived at the creamery last week and left their bikes outside to indulge in ice cream. The fact the kids were outside, on their bikes and away from their cellphones was a picture she didn’t imagine seeing. It was like time was reversed…