(Middletown, NY)- State Senator John J. Bonacic (R/C/I-Mt. Hope) joined local business and community leaders last evening at the Orange County Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Reception, which took place at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. The event is held every year as a way to honor and celebrate local businesses in Orange County that have gone above and beyond in service to the community.

The awards winners were:

• Large business of the year: Thayer Hotel
• Medium business of the year: Jacobowitz & Gubits
• Small business of the year: Innate Chiropractic
• Not-for-profit enterprise award: Crystal Run Village
• Volunteers of the year: Joyce Presutti and Ed Romanoff of Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center
• Commitment to community award: Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan.