Monday’s transit of Mercury: The year’s biggest sky event?
If you know any backyard astronomers, you’ve heard them rant and rave about the upcoming transit of Mercury. It is
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Point of view: Why New Paltz needs Zero Place
I am David Shepler, the founder of Zero Place and an eight-year resident of the Village of New Paltz. I
When does science cross over into hype?
Some have always questioned the space program. They point to a particular mission – for example NASA’s Juno spacecraft to
Drug of choice: From then to now
In 1958, the drug of choice among teenagers was tobacco. In my “crowd,” all the boys smoked Lucky Strikes and
Susan Slotnick – Keeping up with the times
“Wow!” I thought. Me, a mediocre student who barely graduated with a 2.25 cumulative average, left back twice in the
Keeper’s Log: All about knots
We survived another winter at the lighthouse, which was no small accomplishment in close quarters with an active toddler, even
Susan Slotnick: What’s Up America?
Red faced, angry, self-obsessed (you know who)! He refers to himself in the third person; a brand more than a
Evans & Rowe Go See a Movie: ‘Dawn of Justice’ or dusk of quality?
Leading up to the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fellow local nerd and podcaster Kevin Rowe and
Great Misconceptions of Northern Ulster County
For the scant attention some people pay these days to the real artists-colony heritage of Woodstock, you’d think the Weavers,
It’s the year’s best time to observe the innermost planet
The innermost planet is weird in so many ways, it’s hard to find aspects that aren’t strange. This is the