Dugouts demolished at New Paltz’s Clearwater Park
This baseball season could be the year when no one wants to be caught in a storm at the Babe Ruth field, because there will be nowhere to hide.
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County Waste gets monopoly in New Paltz
The provider has the low bid, and the town intends to move forward. The result would mean all residents would have to use County Waste for curbside pickup. Costs would be more than $10 cheaper per month, say town officials.
Walgreens’ buys several local Rite Aids
A total of 1,651 Rite Aid locations became Walgreens property as of March 2, including the Highland, New Paltz and Stone Ridge locations, and by the end of spring that number is expected to hit 1,932. Hundreds of stores nationwide are expected to close, but no word yet on whether that will include any Hudson Valley locations.
New Paltz students demand action to prevent gun violence
More than 200 New Paltz High School students participated in a tightly-controlled protest against easy access to guns on Wednesday, March 14, joining peers at thousands of schools across the country where some form of protest was expected to occur.
Eve Waltermaurer is the next chair for New Paltz Village Planning Board
Waltermaurer is a relative newcomer to the village, but she has established community ties through her work and has deep family roots in the county.
New Paltz mayor proposes eliminating free parking on Sundays
The change is meant to head off future budget shortfalls.
New Paltz considers rainbow-colored crosswalk
The crosswalk would be located between Hasbrouck and Peace parks.
A talk with Caleb Sheedy, organizer of New Paltz student walkout protesting gun violence
The walkout will take place March 14 as part of a nationwide protest.
Racial equity committee details hashed out in New Paltz
Much of the discussion at last week’s school board meeting centered around the committee’s makeup and how members would be selected.
New Paltz students will participate in nationwide walkout March 14 to protest gun violence
A generation that has grown up with mass shootings as a regular occurrence says enough is enough.