The town’s Health Director Jonathan Abreu has given the Venus de Milo restaurant and banquet hall a gold star of approval as of an unannounced inspection on June 7. 

Venus's third-generation owner Monte Ferris Jr. and Abreu listed mutual support and an acknowledgment of their respective trades in a joint statement that read, "We look forward to continuing a highly collaborative relationship ... to bring high-quality food with the highest level of food safety possible to [a] beloved clientele and community at large."

In the statement, Ferris advocated for Abreu and the health board, saying, "Their burden is heavy, the work is not easy, and the mandate is extremely important, which we ... always will recognize," pointing to the 70-year working relationship the venue has shared with the Board of Health.

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