New Paltz receives $75k state grant for improvements to Moriello Pool
The pool opened late last year due to ongoing repairs, and its condition has been a concern for the local swimming community.
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New Paltz well represented in 2016-17 All County band ensembles
“These are definitely students who will have a lifelong passion for music.”
HealthAlliance expects hospital work done by late ’19
Against a backdrop of confusion, doubt and controversy surrounding the future of healthcare in America, HealthAlliance of Ulster County is hoping to break ground in June on almost $90 million worth of new construction at its Mary’s Avenue and Broadway campuses.
Ulster County 2016 drug overdoses, by town and gender
Stats provided by the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team show 134 total overdoses last year: 26 fatal and 108 non-fatal.
SUNY New Paltz University Police union calls for ouster of police chief
The union sponsored a mobile billboard on campus, which referenced a 50% rise in reported rapes, as well as a higher number of drug-related arrests. It was timed to be visible during admissions tours.
Trustees wonder if a newly constructed Woodstock Library could cost less
Woodstock Library trustees voted to further explore options for a new building while board President Dorothea Marcus remained adamant the move does not mean it is altogether abandoning a renovation.
New Paltz proposes law to ensure police don’t ask about immigration status
A public hearing was scheduled for April 6.
Saugerties school board responds to alleged anti-Semitic bias incident
Three weeks after an alleged anti-Semitic incident at Saugerties Junior High School put a spotlight on bias harassment in the school, administrators and trustees addressed the issue before an audience that included the victim’s family and a local rabbi.
Woodstock law requiring all firearms to be locked away and secured draws standing-room-only crowd
“All firearms in the town of Woodstock, whether handguns or long rifles and shotguns and all air guns will be secured, unloaded in locked cabinets and/or protected with trigger locks whenever the firearm or air gun is out of the owner’s or custodian’s immediate possession or control,” the resolution states. Violating the law would be punishable by a $500 fine, 120 days in jail or both.
Free screenings of nonpartisan Electoral Dysfunction in Rosendale
Tuesday, 3/28: In 2012, Donald Trump tweeted, “The Electoral College is a disaster for a democracy.” By November 2016, after that same body had handed him the presidency, he was tweeting a different tune: “The Electoral College is actually genius.” If you are befuddled by how our electoral system actually works, check out this free documentary screening, sponsored by the League of Women Voters.