Serino in Pine Plains to help local businesses bounce back
Among the stops she made on her listening tour of Pine Plains, New York State Senator Sue Serino (R-41) paid a visit to Pine Plains Fine Wines at 2881 Church St. the week of July 9. Photo Submitted

Serino in Pine Plains to help local businesses bounce back

PINE PLAINS — Motivated by a mission to help small businesses still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State Senator Sue Serino (R-41) launched a Small Businesses Bounce Back listening tour the week of July 9 to learn more about area employers’ experiences and efforts to rebuild in the wake of the health crisis.

Kicking off her tour in Pine Plains, Serino was accompanied on her visits to local businesses by Pine Plains native and Chairman of the Dutchess County Legislature Gregg Pulver (R-19) and Pine Plains town Supervisor Darrah Cloud. 

From A.R. Massage Therapy and Barber Shoppe and Shaving Parlor to Pine Plains Auto Body and Moose on the Loose Sandwich Shop, the officials visited a wide variety of local merchants to talk with employers and their employees to hear first hand about how things have been going since the pandemic hit.

As published in a recent press release from Serino’s office, by visiting small businesses across the Harlem Valley this summer, Serino is looking to hear “first-hand about ways in which the state can empower businesses to ensure they thrive again.”

As the state senator focuses on engaging with her constituents and continues her listening tour throughout July and August, local small businesses interested in having her stop by their places of work can reach out via phone at 845-229-0106 or email at serino@nysenate.gov.

— Kaitlin Lyle

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