Category: New Business

Bath is going to pot–and not in a good way… There have been several new businesses popping up in Bath lately—some for the good, and others of questionable motive.  A startling example of the latter has been the proliferation of ‘head shops’ with the aspiration of becoming legitimate cannabis dispensaries once the NYS Cannabis Board creates and establishes regulations for…

Bath is getting yet another hardware/home improvement option! Valu Home Center is moving into the old Acme/Salvation Army building at Washington & SR 54. It was a serious blow to that plaza when Bath Building Supply (a branch of Corning Building Supply) closed its store on the opposite end of the strip plaza. This situation was further compounded by the…

Yeah, that’s all wrong. But our old Pizza Hut is now becoming a KFC Chicken Parlor—as in a complete teardown and rebuild. Bath had one many years ago—where the Ling Ling is now. Then Fred’s Fried Chicken. Long ago and far away. There was some hubbub surrounding the planned KFC in Painted Post (the old Chemung Canal Bank Building). A…

Have you ever driven past the Upstate Niagra cheese plant on I-86 by the Campbell exit and seen the “torch” burning in the back?  This is done to process gasses produced when the waste products of the plant are ‘digested’ and made safe to discharge.  Large landfills that have been capped also produce large quantities of methane gas (among others)…

Many of us were sad to see the closure of Pookies Little Britches over a couple of years ago in Painted Post.  The owner of the plaza had allowed the roof to decay–and left no alternative but for them to move out.  Surprisingly, this move was to the Arnot Mall in Horseheads, somewhere not particularly convenient for Bath residents. The…

[Photo credit Jeff Smith/The Leader] Sometimes, things take a long time to get where they need to be. Over a decade ago when we were relocating to Bath, my family and I stopped at the Chat-A-Whyle restaurant for lunch. I remember saying to my wife and daughter “I guess we’re going to be spending a lot of time here.” Then…