Babylon Village Business Damaged In Fire Re-Opens

BABYLON, NY - A local business damaged in a devastating fire in Babylon Village has finally re-opened.

Back in April, a fire started at a two-story store on 260 Main Street spread along a strip of several stores and eventually ending at the Sherwin-Williams paint store.

South Shore Paddleboards, located on 258 Main Street right next to the Sherwin-Williams, has been closed for the past 7 months after the blaze caused damage to the store.

But this past weekend, owner Karen Vaccaro Marvin was happy to announce she was back up and running.

"It feels great to be back in the shop doing what I love most and that's introducing people to the awesome sport of paddleboarding," she told Patch.

In May, Vaccaro Marvin relocated her business to the South Shore Paddleboard Shack at the Long Island Yacht Club on 307 Little East Neck Road.

Following the fire, a local resident started a campaign on GoFundMe to help Vaccaro Marvin raise money to rebuild her business. The page raised a total of $2,455.

Over the past few months, she had been working to reconstruct the store. The grand opening was held the weekend of Nov. 23.

Check out some more photos of the new and improved South Shore Paddleboards below:

Photos courtesy of Karen Vaccaro Marvin