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County Veterans Committee honors Rathbun of Chatham

HUDSON — The Columbia County Veterans committee, chaired by Joe Dybas, will be honoring SGT Murray Winn Rathbun of Chatham at 9 a.m. Aug. 27 at 401 State St., Hudson, in the Supervisors Chambers. SGT Rathbun served in the US Marine Corps. The public is invited. Murray Winn Rathbun was born Nov. 28, 1947 to Howard and Marion (Winn) Rathbun in Troy. He attended Berlin Central School District and after graduating in June 1965, Murray worked for Seagrott Florist in Berlin.Rathburn was drafted in the United States Marine Corps and was inducted into the service at Garden City, NJ on Dec. 5, 1968. He received basic training at Parris Island, where he qualified expert with the M-16. He then received training in supply services, attaining the rank of E-5 or sergeant. Rathburn was assigned to HQ&S Co., Supply Brigade, 1st Marine Div. in Vietnam as warehouse supply clerk. Although every Marine is a rifleman, Sgt. Rathbun’s duties included just about all the inventory and supply in warehouses, including receiving, inspecting, locating, storing, rotating, safekeeping, issuing, preparing, shipping, ma... https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/article/county-veterans-committee-honors-rathbun-chatham

BiS in brief: JCB job fair, John Davis Florist to celebrate 30th, Gulfstream manager to speak - Business In Savannah

Series on Tuesday, Oct. 24.Davana Pilczuk, the human performance program manager at Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace, will make the presentation at the Savannah Morning News Auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required, as a healthy lunch will be provided.Pilczuk, a former sports psychology and fitness consultant for the British National Swim Team, previously was the manager of the corporate-wide ergonomics and wellness program for Gulfstream. She also taught for seven years at Auburn University in the kinesiology department.This is the fourth year enmarket has partnered with Healthy Savannah, Sandfly Family Dental, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Hoist Water, Savannah Morning News, Savannah Magazine and GPB Savannah – WSVH 91.1/WWIO 89.9 to host the Encourage Health Education Series.To RSVP for the Oct. 24 luncheon, visit http://healthysavannah.org/2017-encourage-health-series/. For more information, visit www.enmarket.comJohn Davis Florist celebrates 30th years with fundraiserJohn Davis Florist is celebrating 30 years of business with a Grand Reopening and 30th Anniversary party from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday with a fundraiser for Red Cross Relief Fund. Food and beverages being provided all day. Guests are encouraged to bring donations for the Red Cross Relief Fund.In 2010, a fire forced John Davis Florist to relocate the business to a warehouse in back of the property. The new storefront is refurbished with reclaimed materials, giving it a vintage look and feel, and features Savannah’s only Fresh Flower Bar.For more details about John Davis Florist, call 912.233.6077 or visit www.johndavisflorist.com.CONTACT USContact Susan Catron, Executive Editor at 912-652-0327 or susan.catron@savannahnow.com. http://businessinsavannah.com/bis/2017-09-26/bis-brief-jcb-job-fair-john-davis-florist-celebrate-30th-gulfstream-manager-speak

Shaver, Suzanne Wright - GoDanRiver.com

Rev. Daryl Joyce officiating. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org. Scott Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Chatham is serving the Shaver family. scottfuneralhomechatham.com.#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }... http://www.godanriver.com/obituaries/shaver-suzanne-wright/article_a896d1ec-66ea-54d6-b71f-faca6bd19d7a.html

Valentine's Day specials at Springfield-area restaurants - The State Journal-Register

If your sweetie likes to keep things casual, consider THE CORKSCREW beer and gourmet grilled cheese event Saturday.The pre-holiday tasting at the 2613 Chatham Road retailer pairs grilled cheese with six craft beers or India Pale Ale beers for $10 a person. The event is from 2 to 5 p.m. Some sweet wines also will be available for tasting and purchase by the glass.* AMBER JACK ALEHOUSE is playing cupid with three cuts of naturally aged, hand-cut steak dinner specials on Valentine’s Day only.Selections include choice of New York Strip steak, ribeye or bacon-wrapped filet for $20.99. The dinners come with a vegetable, choice of soup or salad, and choice of potato or side dish.An expanded selection of hand-made desserts also will be available, including coconut cream pie, red velvet cake, Boston cream pie and strawberry shortcake for $2.50 a slice.Specials will be available at the 3150 Chatham Road restaurant from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 787-5222 for reservations.* AMERICAN HARVEST EATERY, 3241 W. Iles Ave. is preparing a five-course tasting dinner for two on Valentine’s Day.The meal, which comes with champagne, costs $150 a couple. A small a la carte menu also will be available from 5 to 10 p.m. Call 546-8300 for reservations.* AUGIE’S FRONT BURNER’s special Valentine’s Day m... http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170205/valentines-day-specials-at-springfield-area-restaurants

Halifax County man dies at Goodyear plant - YourGV.com

Danville’s largest private employer in a year, according to the Danville Register & Bee.The first fatality occurred on Aug. 31, 2015 when 56-year-old Jeanie Lynne Strader of Chatham died in an accident at the plant.That accident resulted in the issuance of citations to Goodyear. These citations are currently under contest.Subsequent fatal accidents occurring on March 31 and April 12 remain under investigation by VOSH.On March 31, 54-year-old Kevin Edmonds of Penhook died during his work shift.On April 12, 52-year-old Greg Cooper, a maintenance mechanic at the plant, died on the job.The April fatality prompted a safety and health inspection of the entire Goodyear facility, which is still ongoing.DOLI has up to six months to complete the investigations and issue any citations due to violations of applicable VOSH Safety and Health Standards.Danville’s Goodyear plant also had a fatality in 2007.On Friday Commissioner C. Ray Davenport said he was saddened and disappointed to learn of another fatality at the Goodyear facility in Danville.The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry DOLI recently issued a public service announcement regarding a surge in Virginia workplace fatalities.“I renew my call for greater employer and worker vigilance on occupational safety and health protections within the commonwealth,” Davenport said. http://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/halifax-county-man-latest-fatality-at-goodyear/article_7d17bb9e-60a0-11e6-ba6c-fb6220e47977.html

Better Than Roses - The Newtown Bee

The Sunshine Bouquet Company began in New Jersey before branching out to Florida and Columbia, which allowed “Sunshine to provide efficient, rapid delivery to the United States.”Ms Brisch said Big Y also offers flower bouquets and potted plants from local farms, like Cavicchio Greenhouse in Sudbury, Mass. Since Big Y is headquartered in Springfield, Mass., its local farms are located in Massachusetts or Connecticut. Newtown Big Y Store Director Angelo Soto shared a list of all of its local farms, and those include Casertano’s Greenhouse in Cheshire, Connecticut Valley Flower in Hamden, Geremia Greenhouse in Wallingford, and Grower Direct in Somers.“There are so many local things to chose from,” said Ms Brisch.From choosing to support a conscientious company to finding ways to support local farms there is more to consider than just the color of a bouquet’s assorted flowers.Off-Season OptionsConnecticut-grown flowers can be hard to find in the winter.Natalie Collette of The Gardenist of Norwalk offers floral arrangements and designs, along with garden design support and maintenance, according to her Facebook page, The Gardenist. She mostly sells her flowers to local florists and people who contact her directly. A farmer florist, Ms Collette said she has private properties where she plants seasonal flowers, all organically. She harvests and creates bouquets along with maintaining a dahlia farm in New Haven. Growers in Connecticut, unless they have a greenhouse, do not grow flowers out of season, she observed. This makes it harder for local shops to maintain locally grown flowers in the winter months.When asked for ideas for alternative Valentine’s Day presents, Ms Collette recommended gifting a living flower arrangement or foraging for a bouquet of seasonal elements. Potted plants from a nursery also provide year-long enjoyment.“If it is a perennial, you can enjoy the plant from when you purchase it [until you] plant it in the spring,” said Ms Collette, who is currently selling hous... https://www.newtownbee.com/better-roses/02102019

Third-generation owner seeks to turn retail plant shop into lifestyle brand - Crains New York Business

My family owns the West 96th Street building and has considered selling it, but we want to keep a retail presence there. PlantShed needs more space for production, though. We might move offices to New Jersey—where we recently got a warehouse—Long Island City or further uptown. There are stresses on the business, but we're making it work. When I took over, I realized we could not just be a retail flower store. The numbers wouldn't support it. That's why we pursued the idea of putting cafés in our shops. Retail stores also need to be a lifestyle brand.Our goal is to spread our love of plants and flowers to people around the city and beyond. I've hired employees to facilitate partnerships and make our stores young and hip. Through the cafés, we have created a way for people to gather and be surrounded by nature. Those who come in every morning for a cup of coffee think of us when they need to buy a bouquet of flowers. We want to foster community and build a local attachment to our brand.I'm a partner in Haven, a boutique hotel in Montauk, which is a separate business from PlantShed. In the past few years, we have blown Haven out with plants, putting custom-made hanging baskets in the walkways and tropical houseplants in the hotel rooms. Guests love it. Now I am working on a hotel concept. I'm trying to find a location for a farmstead, greenhouse and inn in the Hudson Valley or the Catskills. PlantShed would own it, and it would be something really unique, bridging biophilia and hospitality.It's definitely something we could bring to New York City or another city down the line. We have found that incorporating plant life in an urban setting is appealing to people. We assume these travelers want a city vibe, rather than a country or tropical feel. So it would be a matter of incorporating plants and flowers in a way that accentuates the look and feel of a city. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/asked-answered/third-generation-owner-seeks-turn-retail-plant-shop-lifestyle-brand

Third-generation owner seeks to turn retail plant shop into lifestyle brand

My family owns the West 96th Street building and has considered selling it, but we want to keep a retail presence there. PlantShed needs more space for production, though. We might move offices to New Jersey—where we recently got a warehouse—Long Island City or further uptown. There are stresses on the business, but we're making it work. When I took over, I realized we could not just be a retail flower store. The numbers wouldn't support it. That's why we pursued the idea of putting cafés in our shops. Retail stores also need to be a lifestyle brand.Our goal is to spread our love of plants and flowers to people around the city and beyond. I've hired employees to facilitate partnerships and make our stores young and hip. Through the cafés, we have created a way for people to gather and be surrounded by nature. Those who come in every morning for a cup of coffee think of us when they need to buy a bouquet of flowers. We want to foster community and build a local attachment to our brand.I'm a partner in Haven, a boutique hotel in Montauk, which is a separate business from PlantShed. In the past few years, we have blown Haven out with plants, putting custom-made hanging baskets in the walkways and tropical houseplants in the hotel rooms. Guests love it. Now I am working on a hotel concept. I'm trying to find a location for a farmstead, greenhouse and inn in the Hudson Valley or the Catskills. PlantShed would own it, and it would be something really unique, bridging biophilia and hospitality.It's definitely something we could bring to New York City or another city down the line. We have found that incorporating plant life in an urban setting is appealing to people. We assume these travelers want a city vibe, rather than a country or tropical feel. So it would be a matter of incorporating plants and flowers in a way that accentuates the look and feel of a city. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/asked-answered/third-generation-owner-seeks-turn-retail-plant-shop-lifestyle-brand

N.Y. man who buried the man he murdered behind a N.J. florist shop found guilty - NJ.com

Vance said in a release. "He was murdered in cold blood in a crime of unconscionable violence, his body mutilated, thrown from a fourth-story window, and abandoned behind a florist's shop in New Jersey."Comunale was stabbed 15 times on Nov. 13 at Rackover's East 59th Street apartment following a party also attended by Lawrence Dilione, 28, of Jersey City and Max Gemma, 30, of Oceanport, authorities said.Both men are also facing charges related to the incident, including a second-degree murder charge for Dilione.At about 9:45 p.m. that night, Rackover and Dilione drove Comunale's body, which had been burned, to a field behind a florist on Monmouth Boulevard in Oceanport and buried it, investigators have said. A court motion filed on behalf of Gemma, who is the son of former Oceanport Mayor Gordon Gemma in January claimed Dilione, a former Oceanport resident, admitted to investigators that he knocked Comunale unconscious after an argument over cigarettes, the New York Post reported.Dilione told investigators that Rackover then viciously kicked and beat the defenseless Comunale. After realizing Comunale was severely injured and afraid of being arrested, the motion says, Rackover said: "We have to kill him," according to the report.Rackover is expected to be sentenced on Dec. 5, a release from the district attorney's office said.The charges against Dilione and Gemma were still pending Friday, Vance said.Dilione was charged with second-degree murder, hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence and three counts of concealment of a human corpse. Gemma was charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence.Dilione was scheduled to stand trial on Jan. 14 and Gemma's court da... https://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2018/11/ny_man_who_buried_the_man_he_murdered_behind_a_nj_florist_shop_found_guilty.html