A group of local investors that includes a downtown restaurateur, has purchased the Pottstown Farmers Market, 300 E. High St.

The market will be open Friday and Saturday this week from 12 to 7 p.m., with the same hours for Friday May 4 and Saturday May 5. Normal hours begin May 10, when the market will be open Thursdays and Fridays from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., writes Donna Rovins in the Pottstown Mercury.

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Adam Burke is one of the Farmers Market’s new owners. He also owns Lily’s Grill, 115 E. High St. and will soon be opening the Pottstown United Brewing Co., 251 E. High St.

The Pottstown Farmers Market will feature products sold by regional vendors recruited by Burke.

“I contacted farms I know and local boutique shops that sell the things I thought we needed the most in town. I wanted a cheese shop, I wanted to have a meat place, poultry, produce — all kinds of things,” Burke said.

Farmers Market fixtures Freeland Markets, Mosteller’s Seafood and Pottstown Florist will remain. The market will also feature prepared food from Heart Food Truck owner Michael Falcone, Beverly’s Pastry Shop and, in the near future, Tornetta’s Pizzeria.

The market will be open year-round, but Burke adds that not all of the produce will be available on the first day.

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