Narrowsburg News

Jane Luchsinger
Posted 8/21/12

In the cold month of January, history repeated itself as Peck’s Market again became a family-run business, now under the name of Pete’s and operated by the Patel family. Some of you may remember …

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In the cold month of January, history repeated itself as Peck’s Market again became a family-run business, now under the name of Pete’s and operated by the Patel family. Some of you may remember when Art and Beth Peck opened our local market in 1963 right on Main Street and subsequently moved to the current location on Kirk Road in 1975. Time marches on, and the new owners of Peck’s Plaza come to us with 20 years of experience, live in Sullivan County, and are ready to provide a full range of groceries, meat, dairy and delicatessen delights. On one of the busy first days, Pete took the time to gather the family and meet with me to discuss their plans. After meeting the Patel family, it is clear they all feel they are now part of the community and expect to provide the products that local residents look for in a grocery store.

Pete’s son Danny will manage the store with nephew A.C. as the right-hand man. Daughter-in-law Shivani will be behind the scenes doing the necessary work of ordering, bookkeeping, etc. No former Peck’s employees have lost their jobs as a result of this change in management. Some will transfer to other Peck’s stores and some will remain right here in Narrowsburg. When asked about the other tenants in the plaza, the response was, “They are all good tenants, and the restaurants have good food—why would we move them?”

The Patels look forward to being involved with various activities of the town while at the same time maintaining a clean, affordable, grocery store meeting our needs. They plan to place a suggestion box in the store, an example of their intent to please the Narrowsburg customers. They are even aware Narrowsburg has received several Sullivan Renaissance awards and they have a history of participating in the Renaissance program at one of their other locations, an example of their dedication to community. Please shop at Pete’s Market and welcome the Patels as they go forward to become an integral part of our community.

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