“I’m going to make the smoothest, most refined vodka in the marketplace,” says Charles Ferri, leaning forward on an antique couch in the back room of his wife’s real estate office. Ferri plans to open Star Distillery at the site of a former monastery on the Hudson River in Esopus, distilling ultra-premium vodka, gin, and whiskey. A hotel and wedding venue are also planned for the site.
New York State’s craft beverage industry is booming. Locally distilled spirits contribute over $27 billion to the State’s economy, and in the past five years alone, the number of distillers has grown by 500 percent. Governor Cuomo and State lawmakers have recognized the industry’s contributions by enacting legislation to make it easier to break into the business, and from Montauk to Fredonia, new breweries, distilleries, cideries and wineries are opening up at a blistering pace.
For over 42 years, Anne Shattuck Bailey and Jim Bailey have been revolutionizing the professional pottery world from a quiet side street in Midtown Kingston. In 1975, Jim released the 30-inch Bailey Slab Roller, unrivaled at the time for its ease-of-use and uniformity, even with dense clay. After an enthusiastic reception, business has been booming at the Bailey Ceramic Supplies & Bailey Pottery Equipment Corporation.
A Renewed Emphasis On Traffic Safety As The New School Year Is Underway
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 10:30 AM At The Esopus Town Hall & Community Center
Kingston, NY- County Executive Mike Hein announces and invites Ulster County senior citizens to attend the Office for the Aging Annual Public Hearing at the Town of Esopus Town Hall & Community Center, 284 Broadway, Port Ewen, New York on October 3, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Coffee and cake will be served. Please call 845-340-3456 to make a reservation or for more information.
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