Halloween in Highland returns
The Town of Lloyd Events Committee and the Highland Business Association partnered up to put on another successful Halloween in the Hamlet event last Saturday, Oct. 28.
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Watershed for women at Time and the Valleys Museum
Sunday, Nov. 5: “The Right to Vote: 100th Anniversary Commemoration” exhibition opens with lecture by Charles Ford. The Museum was founded by locals interested in preserving the history of the communities taken by the building of the reservoirs.
Rotary Club of New Paltz installs Sadia Bihi-Gilmour as new club president
“It humbles you,” says Sadia Bihi-Gilmour in describing what it’s like to participate in the good works done by the Rotary Club of New Paltz.
Debate over later school start time continues in New Paltz
The district is considering pushing back the first bell, citing studies showing teens need more sleep.
New Paltz teen rescues child, two dogs from house fire
A quick-witted 17-year-old babysitter kept her cool and evacuated everyone without incident.
A Day’s Work: HVAC-R technician
‘It’s hard work, mentally and physically.’
“Carrying the Torch: Songs and Tales of Remarkable Women” at SUNY New Paltz
Oct. 21: The performance of songs and monologues celebrates eight influential women in our region who have devoted their lives to empowering women and advocating for women’s rights.
Fungus among us: Mushroom walk and talk this week in Mt. Tremper and Kingston
Sunday & Tuesday, Oct. 22 & 24: Learn how to identify mushrooms, about their healthful and culinary properties, and the weird and wild fungus kingdom, a form of life neither plant nor animal.
Sheep & Wool Festival this weekend in Rhinebeck
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 21-22: The difference between the yarns available at chain stores and the yarns brought to the festival is the difference between fast food and fine dining: One will tide you over and fill a need, but the other fills the soul.
New Paltz Middle School closed following electrical fire
New Paltz Middle School is closed for the remainder of the day, Monday, October 16, due to a minor electrical fire in the cafeteria prior to the arrival of students. Rerouted buses took students directly to the high school auditorium, from where they were transported home again at 10 a.m. after parents were notified.