New Paltz Chamber director Prizzia to resign
Kathy Prizzia is the longest-serving executive director of the New Paltz Chamber. She’s leaving to become the assistant general manager of Rocking Horse Ranch.
Business
Hutton Brickyards plans, including up to 10 concerts, taking shape
Lessons learned from last year’s concerts have been incorporated.
New Paltz’s Rock Candy Vintage offers eclectic clothing and home goods
The store will feature vintage and new apparel and home goods along with handmade items sewn locally and art by local talent.
Woodstock’s Dharmaware is downsizing
The shop, which has operated for 33 years, will move to a small space nextdoor.
Saugerties’ venerable Dutch Ale House reopens with new owners
Last weekend, the Dutch Ale House on Main Street reopened grandly, offering customers something new in a familiar space. Dallas and Ted Gilpin, the fifth owners in a long line dating back to the end of Prohibition, have already enacted some of their visions for the storied site since they bought the establishment in February; they say they have no intention of stopping in the following months.
Bank of Greene County to open branch in Woodstock
The bank will open at the former Bank of America location.
New World Home Cooking shuttering its doors
The restaurant has been an Ulster County fixture for 25 years. It will close April 7.
SolarGeneration sold, will stay in the neighborhood
The homegrown company SolarGeneration, which began installing solar panels in the Woodstock area in 2005, has been purchased by Paul McMenemy, a renewable energy entrepreneur who previously owned the Golden Notebook bookstore.
One-stop shopping for comics, vinyl and tattoos in Saugerties
Bold-lined comic book illustrations on glossy pages have shacked up with the inks and needles of corporal art at Comic Culture and Artistic Hallucinations, the 320 Main Street tattoo parlor that also offers over 1,000 comic books.
Walgreens’ buys several local Rite Aids
A total of 1,651 Rite Aid locations became Walgreens property as of March 2, including the Highland, New Paltz and Stone Ridge locations, and by the end of spring that number is expected to hit 1,932. Hundreds of stores nationwide are expected to close, but no word yet on whether that will include any Hudson Valley locations.