Photos: Robinson ACE Hardware celebrates Slingerlands opening
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Cutting the ribbon, Judd Robinson stands with his partner, in the red vest, Bill Swartz, friends, and family during the grand re-opening weekend of April 9 and 10 at their store in Slingerlands. Pictured, from right, are Chris Farrell, Mariann Vagianelis, Betty Robinson, ACE District Manager Cory McDermott, Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Kilcoyne, Bill Swartz Jr., Paula Swartz, Judd Robinson, Isabella Swartz, Jennifer Swartz, Bill Swartz III, Gary Robinson, Julianna Swartz, and Brendan Connors.
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Customers stream through a large greenhouse, past its foggy glass walls, on April 9, coming from a garage sale area to the main hardware store portion of Robinson ACE Hardware on New Scotland Road. The grand re-opening weekend offered vendor displays, a giant garage sale, a grilling demonstration, and a chance for customers to look at the store's products. See related story.
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Looking for a screen to fit inside his new water hose, customer Ray Mitchell stands at the large wall of nuts, bolts, and other small parts at Robinson's hardware store in Slingerlands April 9.
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The location, at 1900 New Scotland Road in Slingerlands, is the second location for Robinson's Hardware, a third-generation business with another store on Route 20 in Guilderland. The Slingerlands store was previously Olsen's ACE Hardware & Garden Center and allows Robinson's to add several greenhouses to its business. "It's close enough to our other location that we can cross-market," said co-owner Judd Robinson, adding that the gardening products can be used by both stores.