Hermitage Club

Club won't open for Christmas

WILMINGTON- The Hermitage Club will not reopen for the holiday season, according to club president Harper Sibley.In a brief holiday missive to members, Sibley said the company has not been able to close on the refinancing deal they've been seeking for the past several months. The company also...

Judge denies request for winter prep at club

NEWFANE- Hermitage receiver Alan Tantleff will not be required to prepare ski lifts and snowmaking facilities for operations this winter, according to an order signed by Windham Superior Court Judge Robert P. Gerety.
The order followed a hearing on a motion by Berkshire Bank asking for...

Former Hermitage CFO seeks court's affirmation

NEWFANE- Former Hermitage Club Chief Financial Officer Dan Solaz has filed an action in Windham Superior Court asking a judge to confirm a $300,000 arbitration award stemming from an ongoing suit he filed against the Hermitage Club and James Barnes in January.
Solaz was terminated from...

Club chief asks for more time

Sees Hermitage hotel as key to its future WILMINGTON- The Development Review Board heard Hermitage Club president Harper Sibley’s appeal for a permit extension at the board’s regular meeting Monday evening. If granted, it will be the club’s second extension for a hotel...

Receiver holds little hope for club opening

NEWFANE- The Hermitage Club’s Haystack ski area may not be able to open for skiing this winter, according to a report by Alan Tantleff of FTI Consulting, the court-appointed receiver tasked with maintaining Hermitage properties under foreclosure by Berkshire Bank.
In a report filed with...

Hermitage Club lays out restructuring plan during members call

WILMINGTON- Hermitage Club officials presented their operational plan to members in a teleconference Wednesday afternoon, and according to at least one club member, the upshot was a pitch for the payment of club membership dues by September 1.
The meeting follows an announcement by...

Hermitage Club vendor wins $1.6 million judgment

NEWFANE- Windham Superior Court Judge John Treadwell has ordered the Hermitage and James Barnes to pay nearly $1.6 million to Reinhart Food Service.
According to the summary judgment, granted last week, Barnes and the Hermitage are both liable for $1,304,452.91 of the amount, and the...

Judge rules in Hermitage condo cases

NEWFANE- Windham County Superior Court Judge John Treadwell ruled in favor of three would-be Garmisch Court condominium owners following a hearing on Tuesday.
According to court documents, the defendants, the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company and James R. Barnes, never responded to...

Judge sets receivership duties

By Mike Eldred NEWFANE- Windham Superior Court Judge John Treadwell appointed a receiver to protect Hermitage properties under foreclosure by Berkshire Bank in an order signed at 8:37 pm on Wednesday, June 6. The order follows a May 18 decision granting Berkshire Bank's...

Club files objection to bank’s receiver appointment

NEWFANE- Last week, Berkshire Bank filed a proposed order of appointment for a receiver to maintain Hermitage properties under foreclosure, and on Tuesday the Hermitage filed an objection to the bank’s proposal.
Both documents were filed following a May 18 ruling by Windham Superior Court...