New Paltz village budget holds the line on taxes
The 2018-19 village budget carries a zero percent tax levy increase, staving off rising health-care costs with a sound fiscal score and innovative contract negotiations.
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Another lawsuit filed to stop creation of New Paltz water district
Another lawsuit — the fourth, thus far — has been filed to stop the creation of town water district 5 on Plains Road in New Paltz.
Candidates announced for New Paltz School Board
Six candidates will be on the ballot for the May 15, 2018 School Board election in New Paltz.
New Paltz wants restaurants to ask before putting a straw in your drink
It’s meant to cut back on waste. Reportedly, enough plastic straws are thrown out each year to fill Yankee Stadium nine times over. The village and town boards passed the resolution after the issue was raised by local high school students.
New Paltz green lights Zero Place project
The mixed-used building will be located in the village at the corner of North Chestnut and Mulberry St. Forty-six apartments will sit above ground-floor retail shops.
New Paltz Chamber director Prizzia to resign
Kathy Prizzia is the longest-serving executive director of the New Paltz Chamber. She’s leaving to become the assistant general manager of Rocking Horse Ranch.
New Paltz plaza, tired of cars crashing through shop windows, installs barriers
Next time a driver at Cherry Hill Plaza mistakes the gas for the brake, or drive for reverse, a concrete-filled bollard will be standing between car and storefront.
Annual Easter egg hunt is held in New Paltz
Oodles of little people — ranging in size from “only this high” to “my, how you’ve grown!” converged on Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz last Saturday to participate in the annual Easter egg hunt.
New Paltz community members talk athletics, safety at school budget forum
Residents of the New Paltz Central School District got their first look at the proposed 2018-19 school budget on March 21.
New Paltz community leaders discuss opiate crisis
That the nationwide opioid crisis is directly impacting New Paltz is no longer in doubt, and at their joint meeting on March 14 town and village officials heard more about what’s being done about it.