New Highland library will open next month
It’s been close to three years since voters in Highland approved a bond of up to $4.8 million to build a new library on an empty lot in the hamlet.
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New Paltz community New Year’s Eve celebration
The fourth annual family-friendly event includes a scavenger hunt, holiday story and crafts hour, magic and a free community dinner.
Highland wine bar combines art and drink
Knaus Gallery & Wine Bar is coming up on its first anniversary.
Jewish Congregation of New Paltz will host annual Chanukah party Dec. 17
A community lighting of menorahs is one of the highlights of the annual Chanukah celebration held each December by the Jewish Congregation of New Paltz.
SUNY New Paltz hopes to reduce drug and alcohol abuse
“College is a formative time in young people’s lives and it is critical that we provide our students with the necessary tools to avoid making bad decisions with potentially life-altering consequences.”
Montgomery’s Thomas Bull Memorial Park is a winter wonderland
The park features a sledding hill, skating pond, dog park and holiday light display in its arboretum.
Light Up the Hamlet returns to town of Lloyd
Unlike a certain department store in New York City where children have to make a reservation to speak with Santa, Town of Lloyd Events Committee chair Kate Jonietz promises that Santa will stay as long as it takes to hear the wishes of all children at this year’s annual Light Up the Hamlet event on Friday, December 8 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Unison Arts Center hosts Holiday Fair Dec. 2-3 on SUNY campus
Unison Arts Center will host its 27th annual Holiday Craft, Art and Design Fair on Saturday and Sunday, December 2-3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the glass atrium student union building on the SUNY New Paltz campus.
A Holiday on Huguenot Street returns
As one would expect from an historic street first occupied by the Huguenots in 1677 and a church that’s been a house of worship since 1683, A Holiday on Huguenot Street hearkens back to earlier times.
Café Arts in Highland hamlet serves food and sells groceries, clothing and art
According to Kelly McGinnis, proprietor of the new Café Arts in Highland at 33 Main Street in the hamlet, people that walk into the business for the first time tend to ask, “What is this place?”