The June 1st Beacon Repair Cafe got a write up in the June 6th Highland Currents. There is a very nice sampling of photos from the cafe on their site along with the write up.
To see it, go here.
June 1st Beacon Cafe and more featured in Poughkeepsie Journal
The upcoming Beacon Repair Cafe had a great write-up in the May 28th, 2025 Poughkeepsie Journal that also mentioned many of RCHV’s other cafe locations in the Mid-Hudson Valley region.
To read the article, go here: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/05/28/repair-cafes-in-the-hudson-valley-what-they-do-where-to-go-in-2025/83652974007/.
ColumbiaNE Group Featured in The Columbia Paper
The Columbia NE group of repair cafes, which now also includes Canaan in its consortium of cafes, was featured in the May 8th edition of The Columbia Paper.
Warrensburg RC Featured in The Sun
The Warrensburg Repair Cafe was featured in the May 7th, 2025 issue of The Sun. The article is titled “Warrensburg Repair Cafe: Creating Community Connections.” To read the article, click here.
RCHV Featured in AARP's Senior Planet Online Newsletter
If there's one thing we know at RCHV, it's that repair cafes and seniors are a winning combo! From our skilled repair coaches who have decades of experience to our guests who go out of their way to get their things fixed because they know new ones wouldn't be made as well, seniors have embraced the repair cafe concept in the Hudson Valley. We were so pleased when AARP's Senior Planet reached out to us for an interview for this piece which also features repair events in NYC and Colorado.
To read the article, go here.
Senior Terry Fedele does knit repairs, or ‘darning,’ at the March Pleasant Valley Repair Cafe.
Sullivan Co. Repair Cafes Featured in River Reporter
Our Sullivan County Repair Cafes were featured back iback in January in the River Reporter. To read the article, which was published on January 15th, 2025, go here.
Two repair coaches work on repairing a chair at a 2023 Repair Cafe in Livingston Manor.
Kingston Repair Cafe Featured in Daily Freeman
The February 22nd Kingston Repair Cafe held at Clinton Avenue Methodist Church was covered in the February 22nd issue of Daily Freeman. Click here to read the article (please note, it requires a subscription to Daily Freeman to read).
Putnam Valley Library Repair Cafe featured in Putnam County Press
The Putnam County Press recently featured an article on the Putnam Valley Library Repair Cafe titled, “Put Valley Repair Cafe Gains Momentum,” in the February 19th issue.
Article reproduced below.
PV Repair Cafe in Northern Dutchess News
The Pleasant Valley Repair Cafe received a wonderful writeup in the Feb. 19th issue of the Northern Dutchess News, “Small Miracle on Main Street.” The article features a fix by Morty Morton, one of our regulars at many area cafes in Dutchess. To read the article, download the PDF here; once it’s open, scroll down to page 3.
Saugerties Repair Cafe In The Overlook
The Saugerties Repair Cafe was featured in the new online newspaper for the area called The Overlook.
To read the article, go here: “Fix It Instead: Saugerties Repair Cafe Restores More Than Just Items,” The Overlook, February 13, 2025.
Pictured here and in the article—electrical and mechanical repair coach Ken Boscher, aka Ken Fix It.
