The Howard Johnson’s in Saugerties, which served many Ulster County residents and people traveling through Ulster County for decades, has now reopened.
It’s always sad to see a favorite restaurant close, as was the case with Bella Luna, but it’s great news when a new place comes in to take over an otherwise empty spot.
It’s always sad to see a business close, but there is something particularly melancholy about a business closing when that business has been around for so many years that you don’t remember a time when it wasn’t there.