Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15: The event includes a full schedule of historical reenactments at different locations and a number of supplementary activities that include a Colonial grand ball, exhibits, a cemetery tour, a bucket brigade competition and Redcoat and Militia camp tours and demonstrations. Most events are free to attend.
At a recent forum, the consensus seemed to be that parents want the district to hire someone innovative, sensitive to cultural and economic diversity and willing to commit to living in the Highland district.
Did you know people used to swim in the Wallkill? To raise awareness of the environmental issues plaguing the river and to get more people involved in their work to clean it up, the Wallkill River Watershed Alliance is hosting the inaugural Wallkill River Festival this Saturday, October 7 from 2-6 p.m. at New Paltz Gardens for Nutrition.
Salt therapy for respiratory issues is nothing new: it dates back to ancient Greece, when Hippocrates recommended the inhalation of steam from heated salt water as an effective treatment for breathing problems.
The school board has cited studies suggesting the change would be beneficial for students.
The first Elting Memorial Library Fair was held on August 4, 1956. It raised $439. Another fair was held the following year, with profits nearly doubling to $833. Imagine what people at the time would have thought if they could have looked into the future to 2017, and known that not only is the Library Fair still a New Paltz tradition, but that last Saturday’s event on September 23 would be the 61st iteration of an annual fundraiser that now brings in some $30,000 each year to support the library.
The school board gave a first reading to a policy that would restrict the use or operation of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly referred to as “drones” or remote-controlled aircrafts, anywhere on school premises without prior written permission of the superintendent of schools.
New Paltz’s founding families owned slaves, a fact the community continues to grapple with. Earlier this month SUNY New Paltz’s president announced the college would look into whether it should rename buildings named for the community’s founders. Last week, five writer-storytellers participated in “Reclaiming Our Time: A Live Performance by TMI Project,” delivering monologues after spending the night a former slave quarters in a historic Huguenot house.
The Highland native has written her first book, a young adult fantasy novel planned as the first in a series. Possibilities Publishing Company will release Emerson Page and Where the Light Enters on November 1.