Fudgy's to open in Millerton


 

MILLERTON — Fudgy’s Ice Cream store will open a second location by the end of this month in Millerton, store manager Stacy Watson confirmed on Thursday.

The ice cream store has been open in Amenia on Route 22 for over 11 years and Watson, daughter of Fudgy’s owners Fred and Tia Lattrell, said she is excited.

"We are definitely doing it, I have the keys to the building," Watson said. "We’re going to be calling it Fudgy’s And More because it will be more than just ice cream. We will have hamburgers, hot dogs, fried onion rings and chicken baskets."

Watson, who is also the wife of Millerton Fire Chief Jason Watson, said that she loves and enjoys Millerton.

"I think its a great place to live," Watson said. "There is nothing in the community cheap enough for local families to afford to go out to eat for dinner. Its going to be like the store in Amenia with a touch of food."

The store will move into the location of the former Babette’s Old Fashioned on South Center Street, which closed in April after roughly a year in business.

Millerton Mayor John Scutieri said he welcomes Fudgy’s to town.

"I don’t think that we have a lack of affordable dining in Millerton, but I think it’s going to be a welcome menu," Scutieri said. "I definitely know that Fudgy’s is popular in Amenia and it didn’t take long to fill the vacant location. It shows that the retail community in Millerton is pretty strong despite the outlook of the country."

Susan Schnider, owner of Shandell’s on Main Street and vice-president of the Millerton Merchant’s Association, said the store coming to town is welcome news.

"This is fabulous and wonderful," Schnider said. "This means that there is some economic growth and potential here. I think Fudgy’s will do fabulous."

There has been other recent activity in the village’s business community in the past few weeks. Salisbury Bank and Trust Company chairman and chief executive officer John Perotti announced in early May that the bank plans to open a location in Millerton. Construction on the Village Gateway on the corner of routes 22 and 44 is still ongoing.

Watson emphasized that the store in Amenia will not be closing.

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