New Paltz sanctuary town declaration draws fire from police chief association
“A local law circumventing a federal law is now how it’s supposed to work. Has the pendulum swung that far that we have forgotten what ‘illegal’ means?”
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New Paltz Bike Swap set for May 13
Last year there were more than 500 people at the bike swap, and this event has put more than 1,000 under-used bikes back into use.
New Paltz approves development freeze in gateway area
The nine-month moratorium will affect two major projects in the vicinity of the Thruway exit: Wildberry Lodge, introduced as a large water park and now a butterfly garden, and a combination CVS drugstore and Five Guys Burger and Fries development.
Letter: Adjunct professors get short shrift
The pay is ludicrous — I’m teaching four courses in this spring semester for $10,000. For a typical class size of 20 students, that works out to a per course instructional cost of $125 per student, or $500-625 for a typical semester course load of 4-5 courses taught exclusively by adjuncts (and they do teach over one-third of the courses at New Paltz).
New Paltz’s Joel Guerrero, eyed for deportation, released from fed lockup
New Paltz resident Joel Guerrero, who became a local symbol of what many residents feel is overreach on the part of the Trump administration when he was detained Feb. 28 for a charge nearly a decade old, was released the morning of Wednesday, May 10. His deportation case is still pending, but it appears that he will be present for the birth of his child, due later this month.
Faso on Comey: Shocked, not surprised
The congressman called for a new FBI head both parties can support.
Whatever floats your boat-shaped object: Winners & scenes from the New Paltz Regatta
Despite the heavy rain, the 62nd New Paltz Regatta was held last Sunday, May 7 beginning with a parade of competing watercraft trundling on wheels down Plattekill Avenue from the village firehouse to Sojourner Truth Park off Plains Road, from whence they set sail — or sank, depending on how well the crafts were crafted.
Open Space Institute’s River to Ridge Trail to feature local agrarian culture
The six-mile loop trail will lead directly from the Village of New Paltz to the Mohonk Preserve and the Shawangunk Ridge.
Faso hears it from Kingston Library crowd
Congressman John Faso faced a skeptical, and at times hostile, audience on Monday, May 8 when he defended his vote for the American Health Care Act at a forum at the Kingston Library.
Accent on New Paltz: Helping others to help themselves
Not a day goes by without hundreds of Ulster County residents being helped by the staff and volunteers at Family of New Paltz and its parent organization, Family of Woodstock.