Melgar adding to winning hand
Tito’s Cantina
(Published July 10, 1995)
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1989
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Restaurant
THEN:
OWNERS: Rich Reavis, president, and Vice Arcello, vice president
LOCATION: 651 West Main Rd., Middletown
EMPLOYEES: 15
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