Patrons at P&G’s in New Paltz share their holiday wishes with Santa
While adults wished for world peace and a revolt of faithless electors, children confined their wishes to the sort of thing the elves might actually be able to pull off.
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New Paltz may get a new public square by post office
The village of New Paltz is considering transforming part of the parking lot by the post office into a public square.
Amnesty International to host letter-writing campaign for “human rights defenders” in New Paltz
The letters will go to various governments across the world, and will benefit activists in China, Iran, Cameroon, Turkey, Indonesia, Canada and the United States, including Edward Snowden.
New Paltz Planning Board not thrilled with plan to pause development in gateway area
The proposal would last nine months and affect pending projects in the Thruway area, including the CVS/Five Guys development. The moratorium would allow the town to tweak its zoning laws, which might exclude projects now on the table.
Scope of New Paltz’s Zero Place project review should be determined by year’s end
Comments on the draft will be accepted until December 2.
Lloyd Town Board members acknowledge the contributions of several respected town residents
Donna Deeprose was honored for her commitment to environmental causes, Matt Smith was applauded for his work on the Bob Shephard Highland Landing park and Frank Lombardi was remembered in a proclamation that listed some of the many ways he worked for his community.
New Paltz taxpayers face 8 percent hike
The New Paltz town budget is going to hit taxpayers with close to an eight percent increase, the result of
New Paltz considers noise ordinance
New Paltz Village village trustees are going to try, as have many of their predecessors, to improve upon the local noise ordinance
Should New Paltz’s Huguenot St. be closed to traffic?
In addition to allowing for more all-street programming in the historic district, the closure will also protect the stone houses, whose foundations have been affected by years of vehicular traffic.
Interesting times: New Paltz reflects on election results
“We all share the blame, living in our bubbles while we shun, demoralize and demonize those who disagree with us. We’ve been viewing distorted versions of each other through computer screens while we calcify our own sense of self-righteousness. Half the country is not all racist neo-Nazi buffoons just as the other half is not all liberal elitist Christmas-haters. We have to find a way back to recognizing common humanity in those who disagree with us, and find a way for them to recognize ours.”