
Located at 19 Main St. in Millerton, the Oakhurst Diner celebrated a decade in business on Monday, May 18. Pictured here are the various employees who have helped keep the diner running in in the village during the past 10 years. Photo submitted
MILLERTON — From delivering top-notch service to its diners on a weekly basis to creating a program to keep the community fed during a global health pandemic, the Oakhurst Diner has been going the extra mile to support the community it serves throughout its many years in business. Located at 19 Main St. in Millerton, the diner celebrated 10 years in business on Monday, May 18, prompting employees to reflect on their time spent at the classic diner and in the close-knit community to consider how the business has carved a name for itself in the village over the last decade.
Though the Oakhurst Diner officially opened for business in 2010, the diner and its classic Silk City dining car structure came into the village around the 1960s. Formerly known as the Millerton Diner, the restaurant changed hands several times over the years before Paul Harney and Justin Panzer bought it in May of 2010. Paying homage to the village’s former Oakhurst Inn, the owners changed their restaurant’s namesake to the Oakhurst Diner and kept it stocked it with local products, such as tea from Harney & Sons Fine Tea and meat from Herondale Farm in Ancramdale.
Between the classic diner dishes and the more exotic cuisine, there’s always something delicious to eat at the Oakhurst Diner. Dropping by the diner for breakfast, lunch or dinner, diners are guaranteed to find a diverse crowd of customers seated at its booths and atop the stools in front of its counter. Appealing to locals and visitors from all walks of life, the diner has received acclaim in recent years from The New York Times for its “midcentury nostalgia” and from The Berkshire Edge for its “culinary adventures.”
Having joined the diner during its initial year of business, Sienna Finkle, a waitress at the Oakhurst Diner, was 15 years old when she started working there as a busser. After working on and off at the diner for the past decade, she spoke highly about her experience there.
“I just feel like people love coming here,” Finkle said. “It’s really great that we’ve been able to give back to the community.”
When the coronavirus pandemic first struck in March, the Oakhurst Diner promptly adapted to the changing business economy by reducing its employee count and offering curbside and takeout service to the local community. In April, when many businesses were shut down due to the pandemic, the diner launched a program geared toward supplying area residents in need with free meals. With generous donations from the local community, the program took off and the diner was able to keep operating and ensure its beloved community would have food to look forward to during the pandemic.
Today, the diner’s hours of operation run from Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., takeout only. As of now, the diner hasn’t yet opened its dining room to the public, but is instead continuing to provide curbside and takeout service until further notice. Residents can place an order by calling 518-592-1313. They may also go online to the diner’s new website at www.oakhurst-diner.com.
“Under the current circumstances, I’m just really grateful to the customers for coming back and allowing us just to be here even under different circumstances,” said Oakhurst Diner manager Claire Caramanica. “I’m proud to be a part of it.”
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Sixty-four pickleball players from the the Tri-state region competed in an all-day tournament in Copake on Sunday, June 1.
COPAKE — After a day of heavy rain that forced the cancellation of the second annual Copake PICKLEMANIA pickleball tournament, the games were back on Sunday, June 1, at Copake Memorial Park.
Division 1 (rated Recreational) winners: From left to right, Silver Winners Maureen Krejci of Southfield, Mass. and Wendy Chivian, Canaan, New York ; Gold Winners Deb Reed of Forest Hills, New York, and Colin Goundry; Bronze Winners Anne and Doug Kleeschulte of Kingston, New York.Photo by B. Doctor
Starting a 7:15 a.m. volunteers armed with four leaf blowers began moving the water off the courts, and then followed up with squeegees to get the courts dry for the 64 pickleball players — comprising 32 teams — who would compete in two divisions throughout daylong games.
Last year the regional tournament drew players from Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York, and it was the same this year. Competitors from Ulster County, DutchessCounty, Columbia County and Connecticut and western Massachusetts — and Queens — traveled to compete at the town-sponsored event.
Tournament director Bill Boris-Schacter instructs players as the second round gets underway. Photo by John Coston
The tournament was organized by a steeringcommittee of the Copake Economic Development Advisory Committee (CEDAC).Steering committee members include: Bill Boris-Schacter, head of the committee, Vicki Sander, Signe Adam, Madeline Silverman,Rob Lazarus and Jayne McLaughlin, ambassador for USA Pickleball, which is the national governing body of the sport.
Boris-Schacter, a member of the Economic Development Advisory Committee,served as tournament director.
Town Supervisor Richard Wolf was on hand, and met up with Hillsdale’s Supervisor Mike Dvorchak and its newly appointed Deputy Supervisor Bart Ziegler, all of whom observed the play while chatting with townspeople.
Pickleball has been around for decades, starting with ping pong paddles and a perforated plastic ball in the 1960s, and by the 1990s was being played in all 50 states, according to USA Pickleball. Copake’s event is not a USA Pickleball sanctioned event.
From left, steering committee members Madeline Silverman, Vicki Sander and Signe Adam.Photo by John Coston
Winners announced in two divisions of play were:
Recreational rated
Bronze Winner: Anne and Doug Kleeschulte of Kingston
Silver Winner: Wendy Chivian of Canaan, and Maureen Krejci of Southfield, Massachusetts
Gold Winner: Deb Reed of Forests Hills, New York, and Colin Goundry
Competitive rated
Bronze Winner: Daniel Berghold of Rhinebeck, and Brad Quick of Staatsburg
Silver Winner: Mike Rose of Chatham, and Mike Rose Jr. of Colonie, New York
Gold Winner: Kirk Mitchell of New Lebanon, and Michelle Johnson
Mass celebrating Feast of the Ascension was held May 29 at St. Patrick’s Church.
MILLERTON — The sun broke through on a cloudy evening at 5:30 and a bagpiper played for a Mass celebrating the Feast of the Ascension in the graveyard of closed St. Patrick’s Church in Millerton on May 29.
The cars of about 50 former parishioners and town residents were parked on the side streets and lot across from the church. Some were clever enough to bring their own folding chairs.
Father Andrew O'Connor led the Ascension Day Mass at St. Patrick's burial ground in the Village of Millerton.Photo by Christine Bates
Rob Cooper, a former altar boy at St. Patrick’s, was there with his mother. Elyse Harney who provided support for the event was there with her children — Michael, Elyse and Paul.
Father Andrew O’Connor, resident priest at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Amenia, officiated in front of an elevated chair representing the chair of St. Peter, designed by Father O’Connor and fabricated by local artist Svend Lindbaek.
An effort to reopen St. Patrick’s, which was closed by the Archdiocese of New York ten years ago, is underway after well attended services on St. Patrick’s Day and turn out on Thursday.
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