Photos: Cafe and bakery becomes mainstay in Pittsfield

PoponOvers has been operating for several years on Main Street in Pittsfield and has developed a loyal following for those looking for a fresh meal or tasty baked treat. And don't forget about the ice cream, too. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.

Posted June 27, 2023

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People enter PoponOvers cafe at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield last week.

Assistant manager Kia Washington hustles food to the dining room last week at PoponOvers cafe and baked goods at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield.

Baked treats, including mini carrot cakes in the foreground, were on display last week at PoponOvers cafe at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield.

Customers gather for conversation and a meal last week at PoponOvers cafe on Main Street in Pittsfield.

PoponOvers cafe owner Nancy Monteyro, right, works with Stacey Haney at the restaurant and bakery at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield.

Emma Bagley scoops ice cream last week at PoponOvers cafe on Main Street in Pittsfield. Big Bill’s ice cream shop is connected to the cafe.

Women chat in the dining room of PoponOvers cafe and baked goods on Main Street in Pittsfield last week.

Acadia Markham grills a burger while working in the kitchen at PoponOvers cafe at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield on Thursday.

PoponOvers cafe owner Nancy Monteyro, right, asks husband Dekk Monteyro to fix the cafe’s dishwasher. PoponOvers is located at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield.

PoponOvers cafe employee Stacey Haney, right, and manager Deana Morgan assist customers last week in Pittsfield.

Kia Washington, left, an assistant manager at PoponOvers cafe in Pittsfield, works with Emma Bagley last week. They’re shown at Big Bill’s ice cream shop, which is part of the cafe.

Sandra MacGown, 82, portions and weighs uncooked orders of French fries while working at PoponOvers cafe at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield last week. MacGown, who is the mother of cafe owner Nancy Monteyro, said she also weighs portions of chicken nuggets, chicken tenders and sweet potato fries.

Grayson Lucas, 9, of Burnham, is served a brownie sundae last week at Big Bill’s ice cream shop, which is part of PoponOvers cafe and baked goods at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield. Grayson, who stopped by after football camp, also ordered a strawberry bubble tea.

PoponOvers cafe owner Nancy Monteyro has run the business for the past six years at 119 Main St. in Pittsfield. She is shown Thursday with a variety of baked goods. “Serving the community and providing a safe place” is the mission of the business, she said.