{"id":44807,"date":"2023-07-10T16:27:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T20:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelandmark.com\/?p=44807"},"modified":"2023-07-10T16:27:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T20:27:34","slug":"sterling-centre-pizza-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/2023\/07\/10\/sterling-centre-pizza-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Centre Pizza launches"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Danielle Ray<\/em>
\nLandmark correspondent<\/em><\/p>\n

STERLING \u2014 Linda LeBlanc and Anjelica Stapinski are thrilled to be joining the list of town business owners with the launch of Sterling Centre Pizza, the fruition of a dream years in the making.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone is very supportive, and everyone is so excited,\u201d Stapinski said while sitting next to LeBlanc at the shop on a recent Tuesday afternoon. The two were talking about the reaction to their new endeavor, which opened to customers July 5.<\/p>\n

The two met while working at C&M Pizza in Leominster, which had a second location for four years in the Main Street spot Sterling Centre Pizza occupies. LeBlanc, who lives in Ashburnham, worked at C&M for 30 years, and Barre resident Stapinski was an employee there for several years until she branched out into accounting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed that interaction with people,\u201d Stapinski, who recently turned 30, expressed about her time away from the food industry.<\/p>\n

The women admitted that they hadn\u2019t slept in days, as they had been \u201cworking very hard\u201d to clean the shop in preparation for opening. The new signage installed last month drew quite a bit of attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the hard work is going to pay off,\u201d Stapinski said, adding that members of the Sterling Fire Department and Board of Health have been in to greet them.<\/p>\n

They are offering a traditional pizza shop menu and include vegan and gluten free offerings. They also plan to add \u201chealthier options\u201d and are going to put out a suggestion box to get ideas of what people want.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very much open to suggestions,\u201d LeBlanc said. \u201cI\u2019ve always listened to people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shop’s social media is a work in progress. For now, people can reach them at 978-893-6076 or sterlingcentrepizza@gmail.com; to place an order, call 978-422-0003.<\/p>\n

They said they have talked about opening a pizza shop together for six years. Both are excited to be their own bosses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m finally doing what I want,\u201d LeBlanc said, and Stapinski chimed in that she is \u201creally excited to be doing this with her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made the dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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