Joanne E. McFadden in The Greenville Pioneer reports that some local thrift stores in Greene County are open, or getting ready to reopen soon, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Beginnings Thrift Store at 10803 NY-32 in Greenville is now open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m on Thursdays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on Saturdays with hopes to open on Wednesdays soon. Donations are only accepted on Thursdays and Saturdays. The Elliott House Thrift Shop at 5814 NY-81 in Greenville reopens May 5 Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations are accepted on Saturdays. The Dormansville United Methodist Church Thrift Store at 21 Co. Rd. 312 in Westerlo, in southern Albany County, will re-open in June Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Steve’s Clothes at 233 Mansion St. in Coxsackie is open Thursdays through Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Read more about this story in The Greenville Pioneer.