Mary Beth Schlichting, co-chair of the Warwick Merchant Guild and owner of Frazzleberries Gift Shop, said that many of the people who shopped at her store on Saturday were specifically there to take advantage of the $10 American Express credit. But others came to meet well-known landscape artist Billy Jacobs who was at Frazzleberries that day with his in-store Folk Art Trunk Show.

“The Village is Hopping”

Fourth annual Small Business Saturday lures more shoppers to downtown Warwick Stores in the Village of Warwick didn’t open at midnight for Black Friday but on the fourth annual “Small Business Saturday,” a campaign backed by American Express, shoppers came out in droves to the downtown business district. Merchants reported …

Pine Island market's Facebook page: assortment of candles, soap and honey available at the Pine Island Farmer's Market.

Winter farmers’ markets keep fresh food coming in the colder months

Despite the cold, frigid temperatures local farmers are still finding ways to get fresh food out through winter farmers’ markets throughout New Jersey and New York. Pine Island Farmer’s Market On Sunday, Dec. 14, The Pine Island Farmers Market will hold a Holiday Market that features local artisans from Bee …