OUR STORY
For more than a hundred years, the white building in the center of Galena has been a Mom & Pop grocery store. Old timers remember when it was Woodall’s Market. In 1980 Horace and Josie Otwell bought the store and it took a while for people to call it Otwell’s. In 2002, the Otwell’s daughter Christy and her husband, Joe Pisapia, took over. In late June, they handed over the keys to new owners: sisters Elizabeth (Cricket) Beck and Nancy Beck and Debbie King.
They promptly re-named the store Sassy River Market.
With the opening of Food Lion in Millington and Walmart in Middletown, lots of people feared that this living landmark would not be able to survive, but Cricket, Nancy, and Debbie had always liked the store and envisioned great possibilities for it. Sources
Sushil Khanna, a long time resident from Millington Maryland, took ownership of the Market in 2018. He has been in the retail business for over a decade and has served Kent county for over 10 years. Looking for new opportunities in the area Sushil came across this business and immediately saw the potential it had. Sassy River Market has gone through a number of changes in the past two years adding a wide variety of liquor, beer and local wines. The Market will continue to stock fresh produce, essential grocery, deli meats, cheese, and sandwiches. Sassy River Market will make sure the community has easy access to convenience, with low prices.
