Celebrating Community
George Bromfield, 63, has certainly earned the title “Mr. Fairway.” He has been with the upscale grocery chain since 1985, two years after arriving in New York from Jamaica, and has never left. “I love this company,” Bromfield said. “I came to this country with nothing. Everything that I have, my three daughters all went to college, is because of […]
If you look down the block on Van Dyke Street near Richards on Saturday mornings you will see all kinds of eager people waiting to get food to bring home. Every Saturday, the Red Hook Bethel Gospel Tabernacle on 72 Van Dyke Street has offered a vital and in demand food pantry for the people of Red Hook for the […]
Latest Update: They reopened Tuesday morning at 10 am. You can go shopping now! Tuesday Update: Fairway tells us they are hoping to open by noon today (Tuesday). They are restocking some of the sections that had spoiled food, including dairy and the deli. UPDATE: The generator has arrived. Power was turned on around 8 pm Monday night. Fairway is […]
The first time that the Red Hook Star-Revue attempted a festival, in 2011, Hurricane Irene interceded. The weather could not have been more perfect on July 12th as the first annual Celebrating Red Hook festival brought everyone together for a great community celebration. Produced by the Star-Revue’s Kimberly Gail Price, IKEA’s Erie Basin Park was transformed into a vendors market […]