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Bethlehem Restaurant Week
This Week! 
Monday, May 13-Sunday, May 19
at participating restaurants

Enjoy a three course dinner for $20.13 at many participating restaurants and support our local businesses. Visit our Restaurant Week events page  to view menus.
 

Jake Moon RestaurantMangia
 
   Sam's Italian Rest  

 



RIBBON CUTTINGS

Colonial Acres
Colonial Acres Golf Club 
15 Saybrook Drive, Glenmont
Friday, May 17, 4pm
Join us for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of Colonial Acres Golf Course. Meet the new management, enjoy food and golf demos. Grand Opening festivities will continue all weekend and will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.

 
M&THelpinghands
M&T Helping Hands 
241 Delaware Avenue, Delmar 
Tuesday, May 28, 5pm 
Join us to cut the ribbon on the new office for M&T Helping Hands.
 

Pilates Studio 500

Pilates Studio 500
500 Kenwood Ave, Delmar  
Thursday, May 30, 5:30 pm 
Join us to welcome the new Pilates Studio 500 to town. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.  
 


View the online version of the Bethlehem Business map here.

For additional details on all of our upcoming events,

view our 
Chamber Events Calendar!
    
 
 
SAVE THE DATE 

Business for Breakfast 
Health Care Reform Seminar 
Tuesday, June 11, 8 am 
Bethlehem Public Library Community Room
No Cost and open to all  
RSVP 
presented by Jim Morrill, Small Business Assistance Program Coordinator  

Find out how the Affordable Care Act will impact individuals and businesses. The Affordable Care Act has already resulted in some significant changes in health care, and the plan's major changes are scheduled to occur in 2014. From the health
insurance marketplace to employer tax credits and mandates, come find out what you need to know NOW to plan for the very near future!  This program is free, and part of the Small Business Assistance Program, a grant from the Community Service Society of NY, a project of the Bethlehem, Colonie and Guilderland Chambers of Commerce. 


Networking Mixer 
Yanni's Too on the Waterfront 
20 Marina Drive, Coeymans 
Friday, June 14, 5-7 pm
$5 Members/$10 Non-Members 
 
Join us on the deck overlooking the Hudson to kick-off the summer!  Meet new contacts while enjoying Yanni's famous calamari and BBQ.

MEMBER NEWS and 
EVENTS   
 
Capital Region Living Magazine just announced "Best of the Capital Region 2013" Congratulations to Chamber members who were No. 1:
Mad Dog Bicycles, Phillips Hardware, Bethlehem Public Library, Five Rivers, Pioneer Bank, CAPCOM Federal Credit Union, Best Cleaners, Tiffany's Barber Shop, Realty USA, AAA Hudson Valley, Stewart's
 
Other Chamber member finalists include:
First Niagara Bank, TACS Auto, Bethlehem YMCA, Balance Massage, Gregory's Barber Shop, Swifty's Restaurant and Pub, Shogun, Gold Coin Restaurant, Shalimar Restaurant and Make Me A Cake Next Door.

The Bethlehem Garden Club will host its Annual Garden Tour and Plant Sale on Wednesday June, 12 from 4-8 pm. The Plant Sale will be held at the Delmar Presbyterian Church, 585 Delaware Ave. Delmar  from 3 - 7 pm. Plant sale proceeds go to education grants awarded to local schools. Proceeds of the Garden Tour support gardens and other community enhancement projects. Advance tickets are $10 and available until June 2 by calling 439-5903. Tickets will be on sale the day of the event at the Plant sale and at the Slingerlands Price Chopper parking lot from 4-6:30 pm and are $15. A raffle will also be held and tickets will be available at the plant sale. The Grand prize: A minimum of 12 hours of fine gardening (weeding, transplanting, bringing out the best in your garden) performed by members of the Garden Club.

Capital Region Living Magazine
is offering a summer advertising special. Advertise in June, July and August and receive a free increase in size for one ad. For more information see the flyer. If you are interested in advertising contact [email protected] or call 475-9250.

Pioneer Bank
is now offering a new High Five Checking account. The checking account offers many discounts for shopping, dining and much more. For more information see the flyer or call Karen in Delmar at 429-2500 or Alex in Glenmont at 463-1400.
 
   The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy is looking for business vendors for their 2nd Annual Fairy Tales and Fireflies: Summer Solstice on the Hudson Mohawk Rail Trail, Thursday, June 20th from 6:30-9:30pm. The event is along the Rail Trail from Delmar to Slingerlands and will drawn 400 attendees and feature storytelling, kids crafts, food and music. For additional details and to participate see flyer. Deadline is May 30 and no cost.             
Main Square Shoppes
located at 316-318 Delaware Ave, Delmar has professional office space for lease. Office space ranges from 500 sq ft to 4500 sq ft, see flyer. For availability and additional information contact Dennis Corrigan at 518-669-8858. 

 

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS 

The Tuesday Farmers Market at the
First United Methodist Church is now underway. Stop in on Tuesdays from 3 - 6 pm and pick up Geurtze Bar-B-Q or fresh 
 vegetables and plants and other items that are available. Order your chicken ahead by calling 439-7760 by noon on Tuesday. 
    

The next Town of Bethlehem Community Cleanup Day is Saturday, May 18 and they are looking for volunteers. Volunteers will meet at the Town Hall at 9 am. Here are the basic details: Volunteers will meet at Town Hall at 9:00 am to get supplies and safety
instructions. Please remember to bring a bottle of water to drink and wear long sleeve
shirts and long pants to protect yourself from cuts, scrapes and insect bites. In the event of rain, the cleanup event will be cancelled. Participants under the age of 18 must be supervised by an adult. You can show up the day of the cleanup or sign up ahead of time at the Town's website.   

 

Bethlehem Central School District Budget Vote is Tuesday, May 21 from 7 am to 9 pm at the Bethlehem High School. To find out more about the budget go to the school's website.  

     

For all member and community events visit our Events Calendar.

 

WEBSITE of the WEEK
   

     

 Visit the Chamber's Website for all upcoming events and news! 


Don't FORGET you can now join or renew your dues online.

Important Links and Resources

 

NEW MEMBERS 

 

Gusto's Pizza

Vlad Kletnev 

Artm Novikov 

180 Delaware Avenue

Delmar, NY  12054

(518) 439-1700

 

Cool River Pools, Inc. 

Wayne Foshee
222 Delaware Ave
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 356-2303

Colonial Acres Golf Club
Dale Ezyk
15 Saybrook Drive
Glenmont, NY 12077
(518) 439-2089

Gold Coin Restaurant
1360 New Scotland Road
Slingerlands, NY 12159
(518) 439-6428
  
Oncology Systems Limited, Inc.
94 Fernbank Ave.
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 475-1085
  
500 Kenwood Ave
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 495-5091
302 Washington Avenue Ext.
Albany, NY 12203
(518)452-8200 
  
Huff 'N Puff 
Eric Minkiewicz
110 Rotterdam Industrial Park
Schenectady, NY 12306
(518) 356-3026 
  
Capital Region Vein Centre

Frank G. Fort, MD
1537 Union St.
Schenectady, NY 12309
(518) 377-1154

Columbia Development Companies 
Thomas Keaney
302 Washington Avenue Ext.
Albany, NY 12203 
(518) 862-1933
James Rarick
523 Onesquethaw Creek Road
Feura Bush, NY 12067
(518) 522-4686 

Bellini's Italian Eatery

Stacey Warrings
1365 New Scotland Road
Slingerlands, NY 12159
(518) 439-6022


Deluxe Nail & Spa 
Tommy Tran 
241 Route 9W 
Glenmont, NY 12077 
(518) 935-2300

Prestige Petroleum Corp./Delmar Valero
Frank Hessari 
594 Delaware Ave 
Delmar, NY 12054 
(518) 439-4948 
 
      For additional new members visit our New Member page 

 

AROUND THE REGION...

Local First of the Capital Region hosts the 2nd Annual Local Lift, a day of training and networking for small, local and independent businesses on Wednesday, May 22, 9am-3pm at TEC-SMART Campus in Malta. For details on the workshops, to sponsor or register, see their  site.

CEG
CEG will hold the 17th Annual Technology Innovations Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, June 26th, 11:30 am at the Albany Marriott. The Technology Awards, recognizes local technology companies for superior achievements.  For more information, visit www.ceg.org
            
OFFICE SPACE

Looking for work space?  Visit our Marketspace page frequently to see available office space.

   

HELP WANTED

 

Looking for work?  Visit our Job Postings page frequently to see current openings.

 

 
 
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