Dr. Nick Opens New Practice as Beacon Veterinary Associates After Purchasing Roosevelt Vet on the Hudson (Sponsored)

Pictured Left: Dr. Bethany Souers, and Right: Dr. Nicholas Spaccarelli

Pictured Left: Dr. Bethany Souers, and Right: Dr. Nicholas Spaccarelli

SERVICES & SPECIALTIES:

  • Wellness care
  • Cat vaccinations
  • Dog vaccinations
  • In-house pharmacy
  • In-house lab diagnostics
  • Advanced dental services
  • Digital radiology
  • Soft tissue surgery
  • Affordable orthopedic surgery with both general practitioners and board-certified orthopedic surgeons
  • Chronic pain management

Major work has been going on in the center of Main Street at The Beacon Veterinary Associates, the new vet in the same strip as More Good, Towne Crier and Oak Vino. Six months ago, Dr. Nicholas Spaccarelli (aka Dr. Nick) bought Roosevelt Vet on the Hudson and has been enhancing it ever since, working with the existing staff and veterinarians like Dr. Bethany Souers, and preparing for their major name change.

Celebrating this Saturday at their Open House from 12 to 4 pm, you're invited to stop into their hospital and office location at 345 Main St., where they will personally take you on tours of the facility. You'll recognize several faces of the team if you visited prior, including Morgan, Dr. Souers, Nicole, and Heather. Soon you can meet Mike McCabe, LVT (Licensed Veterinary Technician) who sees patients during select Saturdays.

About Dr. Nick Spaccarelli

Our Motto is: ‘21st-century medicine and surgery, paired with 20th-century care and compassion.’ We feel we are small enough to offer that hometown community feel yet still provide advanced medicine and surgery. If we can’t offer you a service in-house, then we will make sure to find the right specialist to come to our hospital or facilitate a referral to the best specialty centers in the area.”
— Dr. Nick

Dr. Nick Spaccarelli was born and raised in the Hudson Valley. He went to SUNY Delhi where he received a degree as a veterinary technician. He later attended Purdue University and continued on to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

In 2007, Dr. Spaccarelli returned to the Hudson Valley to begin working in private practice and to pursue his professional interests in surgery, rehabilitation and pain management in pets that have chronic issues. A few years later in 2011, he went back to Ross University as a faculty member and clinician at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

After three years on the island of St. Kitts, Dr. Spaccarelli returned to the Hudson Valley to fulfill his lifelong dream of practice ownership. He brings over 10 years of small animal experience to the Beacon Veterinary Associates. He is excited to be adding orthopedic surgery and chronic pain management to a long list of advanced offerings at the practice.

Dr. Spaccarelli resides in Hopewell Junction with his wife Megan and their newborn daughter Mackenzie. They have a dog named Marshall that they rescued, along with two red-footed tortoises - named Harry and Sally - from St Kitts. He is an avid traveler and has been to Europe, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and Central America. His passions include surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, fishing, hiking, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

This article has been a Partner Post with Beacon Veterinary Associates as a Spotlight Sponsor. Thank you for supporting businesses who support this publication and the community!

It's Buddy Month at All Sport, Plus School's Out Holiday Camp Days Are Posted! (Sponsored)

If you're a #getoutside type exerciser, you might be freaking out right now as the cool nights and mornings linger into an all-day affair, forcing you to think about your indoor workout plan. Well, you're certainly not alone, but All Sport has got your back with lots of great cardio and muscle toning machines and group classes. What's better than a group challenge class? Going to All Sport with your Buddy! October is Buddy Month, and that means you can bring a pal - for free. If that pal has kids, you can give them an entertaining option in All Sport's Kids Club while you work out!

As we type, parents are clicking back into gear checking out School's Out options, looking for special classes that are offered on Monday holidays to occupy busy little minds and lock in childcare during the workday. All Sport has posted their School's Out dates from now through 2017, making it easy for you to plan!

2016
October 3, 10, 12
November 11, 23, 25
December 23, 26-30

2017
January 2, 16
February 20
April 10-14
May 26

All Sport has a Dedicated Sponsor Page here at A Little Beacon Blog, which means that we get to obsess over all of the great opportunities going on over there, and tell you about it here. Do check out this page because it calls out special classes and causes you don't want to miss, like the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on October 15, and the Les Mills Launch October 17-22. And hook into All Sport's newsletter to learn of other special classes, like when they combo a cycle and a yoga class!

Collect Your Thoughts & Reset Your Mind At Terreson: Beacon (Sponsored)

September is the time to begin again, and so it has with this particular Second Saturday weekend. Every Second Saturday has been vibrant, but this month's ushers in the shift to fall.

While you are out and about, hitting all of the gallery openings and business celebration parties, do put TERRESON:BEACON on your list. You will find peace and the ability to collect your thoughts and to dream, in Jeffrey Terreson's gallery, that envelops you with aromas of oil paint and original wood beams and floors, penetrating your mind with creative inclinations.

Artist Jeffrey Terreson welcomes you into his peaceful yet inspiring space at 475 Main Street, next door to the Howland Cultural Center. The piece featured here in this photo is CLEAR, 96x92, Oil Wax Enamel Impasto on Wood Panel.

Find your favorites in the gallery, and ask about commissioned pieces, prints, and the ability for Jeffrey to paint onto a print for you. 

TERRESON:BEACON is a Spotlight Sponsor of A Little Beacon Blog. It is with his support that our publication is possible. Thank you for supporting businesses who support us! 

Small Group Challenges, Comedy Night, and One More Weekend of Swimming at All Sport (Sponsored)

Life is never dull at All Sport Health and Fitness in Fishkill. With fall weather just around the corner, All Sport is preparing with Small Group Challenges and Training to keep members motivated, working with each other, and working out directly with a trainer. Trainers have designed several classes for you to choose from at different times. All you need to do is pick and show up!

All Sport is becoming known for their Comedy Nights, and their next one is Saturday, September 17th. Hosted on the 2nd floor of the club in the room where the lights and stage are (you'll recall it when you've taken a barre or Zumba class), this is your chance to see comedians you'd catch if you were sitting in the audience of a live taping of Jimmy Fallon or Dr. Oz, or if you had a night at Gotham Comedy Live. This is a night of laughs, drinks and fun, so get your tickets now, as they have sold out in the past.

The lineup of standup comedians includes:

Co-Headliner: Kerri Louise
(NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, The View, Dr. Oz)
 
Co-Headliner: Nick Vatterott
(Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Conan, Comedy Central)
 
Your Host: Neko White
(Gotham Comedy Live, Fox's Laugh, MTV)

PS: The cool Hudson Valley mornings aren't fooling All Sport, since we all are melting by the end of the day in the hot afternoon sun. All Sport has broken tradition with Labor Day, and is keeping the pool open for one more weekend! Click here for their pool hours.

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New This Fall - After School Program At All Sport Health & Fitness (Sponsored)

After-school options for kids are getting pretty good around these parts. All Sport's new After School Program has been modeled around the success of their Summer Camp Program, Camp FIT. Where once you could only get planned activities in art and sports during the Vacation Camp days or Kids Night Out at All Sport, now parents can sign up their kids for regular afternoons of after-school programming that includes swimming on some days. All Sport's Kids Club is still an option, and is unchanged from what you are used to (aka the childcare room at the club), but the After School Program has more programming and planned hands-on activities with the kids. Unlike with Kids Club, registration with the After School Program means you can leave the club and do errands in the area.

Morning and afternoon care are both options, and busing is available for children in the Wappingers school district. But Beacon parents have an opportunity here to create a check-and-balance for their own fitness schedule. Here are the benefits to signing up for a couple of days of All Sport's After School Program:

Swimming Lessons and Planned Swimming Activity

You and your children may be veterans of All Sport's group or private swimming lessons, where you have gone - no matter the weather - to make strong swimmers. If you coordinate an After School Day with the swimming lessons, the staff at All Sport's After School Program can walk your child to their swimming lessons. And where might you be?

Working Out, Massages, and Errands Around
All Sport

While this After School Program is open to all children and not just members of All Sport, if you were a member, kids could be looked after while you take advantage of the club, locking in a workout with yourself. It might look like this:

  • Cardio on the treadmill or elliptical, or running outside around All Sport's Outdoor Park.
  • Toning on the circuit machines with a free, personalized plan of what setting and weight work for you on the machines.
  • Scheduling a Pilates session with Beacon Pilates' outpost studio, located upstairs at All Sport (not included with membership, but a convenient way to utilize Beacon Pilates if you have children).
  • Relaxation in the sauna with a quick shower after.
  • Or... Use this time to relax for an hour, in a massage upstairs.

Space is limited in this After School Program, so reserve your days now. Be sure to ask which days have swimming as an activity, and see if you can cross-coordinate with when you schedule swimming lessons (registration for which is going on now and books fast, so call 845-896-5678 to register for swim lessons).

All Sport's decorations in their front lobby show how excited they're getting about their new After School Program!

All Sport's decorations in their front lobby show how excited they're getting about their new After School Program!

P.S.: All Sport's Camp FIT runs all the way until the start of school, so weeks starting August 22nd and August 29th have a few spots left for campers. You can call 845-896-5678 to register, or visit this page for more details.
 
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New Series, "Postcards from Beacon" Gets First Headline Sponsor: Accuprint Pack 'N Ship

Signing with Accuprint's New Tablet/Flashlight Pen.

Signing with Accuprint's New Tablet/Flashlight Pen.

We are so pleased to announce that the local printing and shipping company on Main Street, Accuprint Pack 'N Ship, has signed on to be the first Headline Sponsor of our new series, "Postcards from Beacon," in partnership with the Beacon Historical Society. This monthly series will be penned by Diane Lapis, a trustee of the Beacon Historical Society. Diane is bursting at the seams, ready to write several! Though this series will start as once a month, we may not be able to contain her, or you, as we all soak up more history about Beacon and the surrounding Hudson Valley area.

Diane Lapis brings her book of preserved postcards, bits of inspiration for our new "Postcards from Beacon" series.

Accuprint is a great partner for this series because... drumroll, please... You can mail postcards, letters and packages from the shop! Or buy a book of stamps! People also love the ability to drop off packages from Amazon or Zappos with pre-paid return postage. It's just so easy. The mother/daughter duo, Denise and Byrdie, will gladly take your packages. But that's not all... Ask about their laminator services, or as my daughter calls it, "The Lamilator." Several of your business friends do a lot of color printing and faxing at Accuprint, 242 Main St., as well.

Does your business love the history of Beacon, and is sharing it in this way important to your clients and customers? Your business can also be a Sponsor of this Postcards from Beacon Series at one of two levels. Click here for details!

It is because of businesses who sponsor any media - print, radio, TV, digital - that we can produce the news and entertainment you like. Advertisers do not influence our content, and each sponsor is approved by us to have placement. Thank you for your support! And thank you for supporting businesses who support us!