New Paltz School Board members explore alternative ways to bring harmony and order into district classrooms
Trustees heard a presentation on how to implement “restorative justice” in the district’s schools.
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Dominick Profaci is appointed to the New Paltz School Board, district clerk Dusti Callo resigns
At their February 19 meeting, New Paltz School Board trustees appointed Dominick Profaci to replace Kathy Preston, who resigned suddenly prior to the February 5 meeting. Profaci, a former trustee, will serve until the school board election on May 19 when the highest vote-getter among candidates will be immediately seated in his stead.
Circus helps raise funds for New Paltz playground
Words cannot capture the feeling in one’s gut as an acrobat steps climbs onto a board that teeters atop a stack of blocks and cylinders that wiggle in all directions, nor can they fully convey the joy of watching a dog leap over his tumbling master or ride a scooter like a biped. Circuses are designed to invoke emotions and stimulate all the senses, down to the hair raising on the back of the neck and the tongue salivating for cotton candy. None of the children admitted free to this circus have ever attended one in New Paltz before, but given the welcome it received, organizers seem hopeful that it won’t be that long a wait to see one again.
New Paltz board offers diversity of views on plan to map environmentally sensitive areas
The information would be factored in for any future developments proposed for the areas. Six different areas are proposed for the designation, representing riparian, wetland and forested areas. They trace the Wallkill and Kleine Kill, the Swarte Kill and Plutarch wetlands and the large forest tracts of Plutarch, Clearwater and Stony Kill. The Shawangunk Ridge is also included.
New Paltz School Board discusses ways to deal with student cell phone use during the school day
During last week’s New Paltz School Board meeting, board members agreed to hear a presentation about a product designed to keep kids off their phones without confiscating them.
New Paltz School Board president resigns
President Kathy Preston resigned for personal reasons. Trustees will appoint a replacement to serve until the May election.
More cars are hitting New Paltz pedestrians – what should be done?
Pedestrians are being hit by cars on Main Street in New Paltz in much higher numbers recently, according to data presented to the New Paltz Village Board last week by Lieutenant Robert Lucchesi of the town police force — more than quadrupling in just two years. But village trustees say state officials oppose changes that would make the road safer.
New Paltz business owners receive Partners in Preservation awards
Two local New Paltz business owners who depend upon buildings for their livelihoods have been honored for beautifying their own Main Street properties. Engineer Andy Willingham and architect Allen Ross, each with offices in a refurbished Main Street home, were given Partners in Preservation awards at the January 22 New Paltz Village Board meeting in New Paltz.
Institute for Family Health in New Paltz plans renovations
Interior renovations at the Institute for Family Health, located at 279 Main Street in New Paltz, will mean that patients at more than 30 locations will actually speak to someone in New Paltz for all their health concerns, eventually including the possibility of some of those patients never actually seeing a doctor through the use of tele-medicine.
New Paltz board seeks to map town’s environmentally sensitive areas
The information would be factored in for any future developments proposed for the areas. Six different areas are proposed for the designation, representing riparian, wetland and forested areas. They trace the Wallkill and Kleine Kill, the Swarte Kill and Plutarch wetlands and the large forest tracts of Plutarch, Clearwater and Stony Kill. The Shawangunk Ridge is also included.