Mid Hudson Times Dec. 26 2018 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Town of Newburgh Workshop meeting, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. Town of New Windsor Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 New Windsor Town Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 Newburgh City Council Work Session, 6 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. HOLIDAY DEADLINE The office of the Mid Hudson Times will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in observance of New Year’s Day. Deadline for the January 2 edition is Friday, December 28 at 4 p.m. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 PHONE: [phone], FAX: [phone] Emails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Mid Hudson Times (USPS 000-5947) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, NY 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY. Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mid Hudson Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. Broadway store offers architectural finds By LAUREN BERG Hudson Valley House Parts opened its doors at 159 Broadway to the Newburgh public for the first time last month. The building, which features large storefront windows, sat vacant for nearly 15 years before Reggie Young spotted it as the perfect location for his business. What Hudson Valley House Parts offers is a destination for architectural salvage finds. “Because of what I do, which is sort of high-end restoration projects up and down the Hudson River for the last twenty years, specifically in Brooklyn, I buy a lot of salvage,” said Young. “I’m forced to go all over New England, Pennsylvania, Virginia to get the right stuff, and that’s what made me realize…we needed one here.” Young first discovered Newburgh more than 15 years ago when he worked on restoring a Vaux house on Montgomery street, and he fell in love with the city. At the time he was running restoration workshops out of the Howard Hall Farm in Athens, and desired to bring that to a more urban setting. Young and his partner moved to Newburgh four years ago, and now they are finally making their architectural salvage business a reality. For Young, Broadway was a big draw. “I really wanted to be on Broadway because I really feel like as Broadway comes back and has a diversity of stores, then that sort of helps the whole city come back,” said Young. Hudson Valley House Parts offers anything from building materials, doors, windows, hardware, fireplaces, high- quality plumbing, and even hard to find items like mortar and moldings. “Architectural salvage is everything that’s used in a house that has been salvaged from another house,” explained Young. Young supplies his stores from a variety of locations. Because of his connections in New York City, many items are from Brooklyn brownstones, but Young has also started to look at Newburgh homes for consignment. Their diverse selection has already drawn in a diverse crowd of customers in the few weeks the business has been open. To Young’s surprise, they’ve had a lot of local people stop in to see the new store. “I’m amazed at the diversity of the kind of people that are coming in…it’s been really fantastic in that way,” said Young. Young sees architectural salvage as an important topic especially in Lauren Berg Reggie Young at the counter of Hudson Valley House Parts. Newburgh. He noted the example of the Dutch Reformed Church, one of the most important Greek Revival buildings in America, which is in disrepair and in need of stewardship. “We are faced with some incredible challenges. We have some of the most important fabric, architectural fabric here that is at peril. And everybody cares about it,” said Young. “How we handle those challenges is going to be interesting, and it’s going to be exciting for everybody who is part of that, coming up with those solutions.” As Hudson Valley House Part’s business grows, Young envisions hosting a series of restoration training classes in the storefront’s lower downstairs level as soon as this spring. Eventually the business will carry more restoration- oriented materials such as lime mortar, and Young will have guests come host workshops such as mortar matching. Hudson Valley House Parts is open Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday 12 – 5 p.m. If you have an item you are interested in consigning, you can email hudsonvalleyhouseparts@ gmail.com. Ann Stratton Hudson Valley House Parts opened its doors at 159 Broadway