Under new ownership, Hudson Valley Wine Market spotlights local wineries
Hudson Valley Wine Market on Main Street in Gardiner has the greatest inventory of homegrown Hudson Valley wines of any wine boutique. Owner Perry Goldschein, who purchased the business (formerly known as Enthusiastic Spirits) in January of 2013 from town supervisor Carl Zatz, said that he has “always enjoyed good wine.” But it was when...
Angels ‘n Earth offers local grave landscaping
For Rebecca Glaser planting flowers and landscaping around the gravesites of relatives has been a family tradition. “I would say the idea was instilled by my parents, because every year my parents would plant flowers at their family members’ sites over in Poughkeepsie,” Rebecca said. “I took somewhat of a backseat to that initially. I...
Kyle Shand returns to the area to help his grandfather at Meadow View Farm
Kyle Shand, 26, has returned to his roots, literally and figuratively, as he recently moved back to his grandfather’s circa-1820 house to help him farm, manage and promote the all-organic produce, fruit and meat at Meadow View Farm off Phillies Bridge Road in Gardiner. After retiring from his longtime real-estate business, Kyle’s grandfather Bart Colucci...
Craft Beer Guild opens warehouse in New Paltz and creates 25 full-time jobs
A craft beer distributor has moved into the vacant apple packaging plant off South Putt Corners Road in New Paltz and has created upwards of 25 new full-time jobs for the area. Paul Bussiere, the general manager for Craft Beer Guild, the distribution company that now has four warehouses in New York, said that it...
Kalleco Nursery to open in Tillson this spring
The land being cleared off of Route 32 North in Tillson will soon be home to a nursery/greenhouse — Kalleco Nursery — owned and operated by Mark Masseo of Masseo Landscaping. According to Masseo, he received site-plan approval and a special-use permit to construct two buildings on approximately 3.5 acres of the 26-acre parcel. “My...
Antilogy Design is New Paltz’s custom T-shirt shop
Jim Moore walks around his shop in New Paltz. Inside it smells a bit like an elementary school art room on finger-painting day; the scent of acrylic is everywhere. Big presses loom wide open, like mouths, ready to stamp down another reproduction onto waiting cloth. “This is where all the jobs that need to get...
Sawyer Savings Bank eyes Casa Mia as the site of its relocation
Sawyer Savings Bank is looking to move from Vineyard Avenue in the Highland hamlet to Route 9W, where Casa Mia Restaurant is currently located. The bank has filed a commercial site plan with the Lloyd Planning Board, which, after some discussion, set the public hearing on the application for March 28 at 7 p.m. The...
New Paltz Chamber releases a guide for businesses applying to the planning-zoning boards
The New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce wants to clear the path for businesses to open up shop in the area. Last week, the chamber released its “Practical Guide for a Business Applying to the Planning-Zoning Boards in New Paltz.” For developers who might not know what the town or village planning boards are looking...
Personally speaking with In Good Taste owner Deb Rauch
In Good Taste Wine and Spirits has made a big move: from its location of 15 years in the New Paltz Post Office Plaza, 300 feet away to 27 Main Street, a beautifully renovated brick building overlooking the Shawangunk Mountains. There is a large spalted maple countertop that is the centerpiece of the new location,...
New managers take the reins at Brook Farm CSA
Coming into its tenth year, the Brook Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)’s Board of Directors has hired a new farm manager: Creek Iversen, who, along with his partner Lisa Mitten, is already breathing life and song and community into the historic farm located on the Mohonk Preserve off Butterville Road at the base of the...
Shea O’Brien’s of New Paltz brings Irish flavor and Celtic style to the Hudson Valley
Long live the Irish Long live their cheer Long live our friendship Year after year. – Irish Saying Shea O’Brien’s, the recently opened Irish Pub and Restaurant at 127 Main Street in downtown New Paltz, was hopping this past weekend during its weekly Sunday brunch, complete with an omelet bar, pancake bar, fresh fruit,...
Water Street Cinema’s Sachar responds to neighbors’ concerns
Howard Sachar has had a long history with independent cinema. He’s a volunteer with the Rosendale Theater Collective. He loved New Paltz’s old Academy Theater before it closed and eventually became Barnaby’s Steakhouse. Back as a college student at Park University in Massachusetts, he was involved in the student film society. As a kid, the...