New Paltz man, 52, sentenced to federal prison for sex trafficking of minors
New Paltz resident Mark Castagnetta, 52, was sentenced Thursday, August 17 to 18 years and two months in federal prison for child sex trafficking.
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Gardiner town hall spruced up by Watchtower volunteers
Gardiner’s historic town hall has been just been given a facelift by volunteers from the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (a/k/a the Jehovah’s Witnesses). In a demonstration of civic-mindedness, the tax-exempt religious organization provided free labor to the town to powerwash, repair, prime and paint the entire exterior of the building.
New Paltz SeaHawks are DUSO champs, again!
The names may change through the years, but over the last six summer seasons of DUSO swimming the results have
Hudson Valley RibFest at Ulster County Fairgrounds
The thirteenth annual Hudson Valley RibFest will be held at the Ulster County Fairgrounds Friday through Sunday, August 18 through 20.
Adult ed program at SUNY offers diverse courses for fall
Classes topics include modern war, New York governors, Chinese medicine sociology, law, Euro dance, collage as memoir, cocktail party etiquette, easy bike rides and the Beatles.
New Gardiner dance studio will host open house
After the studio where her daughter took lessons announced it was closing, Mary Alexander decided to step in and open a new studio to ensure the 150 or so students could continue their lessons.
The groundwork has been laid for Mohonk Preserve’s expansion to the ridge’s foothills
Depending on who one asks, this project is either the culmination of a widely-expressed community desire, or the first step toward the “Disneyfication” of New Paltz.
Floyd Patterson’s former home in New Paltz could become “home base” for foster child program
Before he was a champion boxer, Floyd Patterson was a troubled kid who was sent upstate to the Wiltwyck School for Boys. That decision turned his life around. Seventy years after Patterson’s reform-school experience, the owner of his former home in New Paltz hopes to again associate his name with giving help to young people.
Highland will launch public art project in 2018 honoring historic trolley
The Town of Lloyd and its hamlet of Highland will soon join the ranks of other local communities that have celebrated what makes them unique by hosting a themed public art exhibit.
Man plans to relocate diner from Ellenville to New Paltz
Wayne Bradford has an ambitious dream to bring a vintage diner from Ellenville to the heart of the Village of New Paltz. The 209 Diner didn’t get enough traffic in Ellenville, he feels, but if he can find room to shoehorn it in on the property next to Bacchus, it could again be a sustainable business.