Despite being the ninth month in the Gregorian calendar, September is traditionally a time for new beginnings. Kids go back to school. The weather turns more temperate after summer’s often-brutal heat. Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year. And on September 1 in New Paltz, a beloved local institution was reborn: More than seven months after a disastrous flood, The Bakery on North Front Street has reopened to the public.

The public couldn’t be happier, it seems. Ever since a burst sprinkler system pipe spewed 37,000 gallons of water into The Bakery’s first floor and basement last winter, anxious queries about when the popular eatery might reopen have dominated its social media accounts. Upon announcing the commencement of reconstruction in May, The Bakery posed the question to the public

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