New Paltz Library Fair returns Sept. 23
The event features a raffle, children’s activities, live music and a book sale.
All posts by Sharyn Flanagan
Special events at Cole House & Olana celebrate soon-to-be completed Skywalk
Sunday, Sept. 24: The Hudson River Skywalk on the Rip Van Winkle Bridge will include “bump-outs”: scenic viewing platforms ten feet deep and 50 feet long. The new pedestrian pathway, slated to be completed this November, will allow visitors to walk over the river from one major cultural landmark in the area to another: a direct connection between the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill and the Olana State Historic Site, just south of Hudson.
28th annual Gardiner Day goes off without a hitch
It was a full day of family-friendly activities and community camaraderie last Saturday at Majestic Park in Gardiner, as the 28th annual Gardiner Day went off without a hitch under sunny skies above.
SUNY New Paltz program brings international students and community members together for cultural exchange
In the trial run earlier this year, local residents, called “community ambassadors,” took their students on hikes, visited museums, attended performances, visited local sites like Walkway Over the Hudson and shared meals in restaurants and their homes.
Lenape Elementary in New Paltz welcomes new principal
He brings nearly 20 years of experience to New Paltz, most recently as principal at Kent Primary School in Carmel, a K-4 building.
New Paltz High School has a new assistant principal
If you’re looking for New Paltz High School’s new assistant principal, don’t expect to find her behind a desk all day. “I’m a very mobile person,” says Tara Ryba. “I will be everywhere and anywhere.”
New Paltz Historical Society bringing back appraisal event modeled after “Antiques Roadshow”
“What is it? What’s it worth?” will be held Wednesday, September 6 at 7 p.m. at the New Paltz Community Center.
New Paltz festival celebrates addiction recovery and hope
Festival organizers say it’s intended to create a supportive environment where people can come together, not to recommend particular program or treatment.
New Paltz man, 52, sentenced to federal prison for sex trafficking of minors
New Paltz resident Mark Castagnetta, 52, was sentenced Thursday, August 17 to 18 years and two months in federal prison for child sex trafficking.
Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck
Tuesday, August 22-Sunday, August 27: It’s the second-largest county fair in the state, and this year’s entertainment includes 3 Doors Down, the Brothers Osborne, the Marshall Tucker Band and the Old Crow Medicine Show.