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.
Are Repair Cafes Coming to Yonkers?
RCHV Coordinator Suzie Fromer was invited to author an article titled, “Are Repair Cafes Coming to Yonkers?” about the possible expansion of Repair Cafes into to Yonkers by the Yonkers Ledger. The piece was published in the January 21st issue of the Ledger.
To read the article, go here.
The Daily Catch features the recent Red Hook Repair Cafe
Local Rhinebeck/Red Hook paper The Daily Catch covered the January 25th Red Hook Repair Cafe in their paper in an article titled, “Don’t Despair: Repair” Becomes Saturday’s Catchphrase as Dozens of Local Objects Get a Facelift” in their Tuesday, January 28, 2025 issue. To read the article, go here.
NY State DEC Features Schenectady Repair Cafe in Video
New York State’s DEC has been working on its website and has created a page just for Repair Cafes in New York State. They recently visited the Schenectady Repair Cafe to film this segment, featuring long-time Schenectady organizer and fixer Dave West. To see the video, go here.
Chronogram Covers Catskill, Mentions newly formed Repair Cafe
The December Chronogram had an in depth article on Catskill, NY and included a picture from the new Catskill Repair Cafe which debuted in the town in November. To read the article, go here.
Return of the Peekskill Repair Cafe Makes the Peekskill Herald
The long-awaited return of the Peekskill Repair Cafe, last held in pre-pandemic times, made the Peekskill Herald on November 13th. To read the article, go here.
Rockland Cafe Returns
The Rockland Repair Cafe was featured in the Rockland Report in a November 19th article titled “Rockland Repair Café Residents Can Bring Broken Items To Be Fixed For Free.” To read the article, click on the headline.
Glens Falls Repair Cafe Featured in The Sun
Glens Falls Repair Cafe returns on November 2nd and an article covering the last cafe and previewing the next was featured in “The Sun” online on October 24th. To read the article, go here.
New Cafe Debuts in Catskill--first in Greene County!
‘Porcupine Soup,’ an online newspaper for Greene county, featured an article on the first ever Catskill Repair Cafe in their Oct. 14th issue; to read the article, go here.