By Jennifer Farnsworth
For the past 43 years, the Glens Falls company Donohue & Higgins Candy & Tobacco Co. has been a supplier of all things candy, operating at Maple Street since 1985.
But the company has purchased the former JUST Water facility at 31 Broad St. in Glens Falls, a space that gives them an additional 4,500 square feet.
JUST Water has moved into a new facility at 276 Dix Ave. in Queensbury.
April Higgins, Donohue & Higgins vice president, said the building does not need any major renovations or reconstruction. Currently the company is operating out of two smaller warehouse spaces.
“We are consolidating two separate warehouse spaces into one space. We will not be doing any major renovations,” said Higgins. “In the warehouse we just need to set up racks for our product.”
West Mountain Prepares To Open Dec. 12 With Health And Safety Guidelines In Place
The West Mountain winter season is set to begin Saturday, Dec. 12, weather permitting, with rules in place to adhere to CDC and state guidelines to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Winter activities include day and night skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing and lessons.
While ski area opening day is Dec. 12, the tubing park opens Saturday, Dec. 19.
During non-holiday periods, West Mountain will be open Monday, 3-9 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tubing park will be open Friday’s 4-9 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
During holiday periods, Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, Jan. 16-18, and Feb. 13-21, West Mountain will be open for skiing and snowboarding Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tubing park will be open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Lake George Convention And Visitors Bureau Markets ‘Meet Safely Now And Save’ Program
As the nation and the meetings industry continue to grapple with the effects of COVID-19, the Lake George Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau (LGRCVB) has pivoted its marketing efforts to develop an incentive program called Meet Safely Now and Save.
Officials said the goal of the program is to help generate bookings for new traditional and hybrid meeting business as well as benefit the meetings and local hotel industries.
“With so many meetings getting cancelled or re-booked, and budgets getting slashed, we wanted to provide an opportunity that was beneficial to both the meeting planner and the hotel properties by offsetting some of the audio visual costs that might be incurred when trying to create hybrid meetings,” said Kristen Hanifin, CSEE, Lake George Regional CVB special event and convention sales director, who devised the program.
Colorful Banners, Sidewalk Markers Appear As Arts District Of Glens Falls Takes Shape
The Arts District of Glens Falls is beginning to roll out physical markers as well as colorful banners and numerous sidewalk markers featuring the Arts District logo.
In addition, branded bicycle racks are also in production and will be installed at key arts institutions to facilitate bike traffic from the nearby Warren County and Feeder Canal trails, officials said.
Arts District organizers said the markers are only the beginning of the overall plan for public art in Glens Falls.
As part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, spearheaded by the late Ed Bartholomew of EDC Warren County, artwork ranging from painted electrical boxes to large-scale murals and sculptures are slated to begin production this fall and into 2021.
“This will create an Arts Trail within the Arts District accessible to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic highlighting downtown, Warren Street and neighborhood arts organizations,” the group said in a news release.
Personnel Briefs: November 2020
Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. announced the promotion of Kristi Manning to branch manager/officer of its Northway Exit 18 branch in Stewart’s Plaza.
The bank also announced the appointment of John VanNatten as regional market leader for the Adirondack Region.
In her role as branch manager, Manning will oversee branch operations and develop banking relationships with business and personal customers.
She started with the bank in June 2003 as a travelling teller, and was promoted in July 2019 to assistant branch manager of the Broad Street branch.
Manning currently serves as treasurer for the South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co. and Auxiliary. Originally from the South Glens Falls area, she currently lives in Hudson Falls.
VanNatten will oversee the Essex and Clinton county market areas for the bank. The position interacts with all lines of business in the region including retail branches and the business development teams.
Black Sheep Quilts Customized Designs Can Be Unique Gifts Of Art For Any Time, Season
By Susan Elise Campbell
Black Sheep Quilts LLC founder Adam Hoffman, turned a passion for fabric art into the business of crafting custom quilts for gifts and occasions of all kinds.
Hoffman grew up in Pennsylvania Dutch country, where one could be accustomed to seeing quilts hanging out on the line and where people go to purchase hand-made items, he said.
His great grandmother was a quilter, but he didn’t put needle to cloth until 2020 making patchwork corduroys for himself. He enjoyed making baby quilts and bedding as gifts. But it was the popularity of his original t-shirt designs that people took interest in. He wore some of the designs while tending bar and people started to inquire about them.
“My shirt was a conversation starter and that is good for a bartender,” he said.
Hoffman began to make shirts with logos, faces of band members, and other custom designs for clients. Then New York non-essential businesses went on pause because of the pandemic and Hoffman’s career as a bartender came to an end.
Glens Street Associates Is Developing Two Apartment Buildings Located In Glens Falls
By Lisa Balschunat
“Glens Falls is a city on the rise,” said Peter Hoffman, developer and president of Glen Street Associates. “I have seen such positive growth in this community and am happy to be a part of it.”
The developer recently acquired two buildings in Glens Falls—at 74 Warren St., formerly the American Red Cross, and 80 Warren St., formerly Mailings Made Easy.
There are also 50 to 60 parking spaces between the two buildings.
Hoffman is also preparing to develop another building in the city and recently sold one of his anchor properties, the historic 1786 Power’s Inn and Pub in Clifton Park, to longtime chef and manager Bryah Gifford.
At 74 Warren St., the first floor of the 12,000-square-foot building will be home to the Dance Center of Queensbury. The second floor has been remodeled into a quaint two-bedroom apartment with an open floor plan.
Woman Goes From Baking At Home To Opening Abby’s Cookie Jar On Glen Street
By Susan Elise Campbell
A new cookie shop, Abby’s Cookie Jar, opened in October at 128 Glen St. in Glens Falls.
Owner Ashley Kopf said during the first weekend “we had a hard time keeping up with inventory… Many were curious about the new store front.”
When she was a little girl, Kopf watched her grandmother bake. Ultimately, she went into education, taught music for three years, then completed a master’s degree. Kopf was cooking out of her home kitchen when she decided to take specialty cookies to the next level.
The space at 128 Glen St. fit their budget, she said. It had been a cell phone store previously and not equipped with anything for baking batches of cookies or pastries.
Kopf said her husband is a handyman so he did much of the renovating by himself.
“We did hire a local plumber to install a three-way sink to wash, rinse and sanitize,” she said. “Fortunately no walls needed to be moved and we worked together on the decorating.”
Co-Op Owned Malta Farm And Garden Store Sells Grain, Garden, Pet Supplies And More
By Susan Elise Campbell
Malta Farm and Garden, at 2712 Route 9, is now open to shop for farm, garden and pet supplies.
It is the latest of five stores owned by the Millerton Co-op, a group of farmers who have been supporting each other as an enterprise since the 1940s, according to the store’s general manager Paul O’Neil.
The Malta store is the co-op’s northernmost location, O’Neil said. It opened in early October.
“We were bringing four boxloads a week up from the Chatham store an hour away and getting many referrals,” he said. “So we wanted to plant our flag up here and build a retail store to better serve our customers.”
There are five full-time staff working in the warehouse and showroom, plus four part-timers.
Apartment Complex On Cooper Street For Homeless People To Open In The Spring
By Lisa Balschunat
The Warren-Washington County Association for Mental Health (WWAHM) will open a 29-unit apartment complex at 47-50 Cooper Street in Glens Falls in the spring. It will provide permanent supportive apartments to homeless people in the community.
Mercer Construction Co. of Ballston Lake, is constructing the building on the former site of Mullen Iron Works, adjacent to a portion of the Warren County Bikeway.
Despite some challenging road blocks over the past three years—including unexpected litigation expenses totaling $60,000 as a result of a lawsuit attempting to cease or delay construction of the apartment project—Chief Executive Officer Andrea Deepe said she anticipates opening in four months.
“Thankfully, our project was deemed essential by New York state at the beginning of the pandemic, so our contractor and the subcontractors were able to continue building throughout these difficult times,” she said, “Our organization began the process three years ago to design a building that would offer not only apartments, but also common areas for socialization and education programs.