Think small: Tiny house festival will be held at Ulster County Fairgrounds on Independence Day weekend
Tiny house dwellers, as well as 25-30 actual houses, will be in attendance, preaching the benefits of minimalism.
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Faso conspicuous by his absence at packed town hall in Kingston
The event was organized by a local liberal activist group in response to the congressman’s decision not to schedule any town hall meetings of his own. While it was billed as an educational forum, the event had the flavor of a progressive rally, with songs, chants and action items.
Ribbon-cutting of new $48-million Science Building at SUNY New Paltz will take place March 9
The official ribbon-cutting and tour of the steel-framed, slate-clad two-story $48-million Science Building on the northeast corner of the New Paltz campus will celebrate what the invitation calls “the burgeoning enrollments in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields” at the school.
Hugh Reynolds: Faso needs a strategy
Congressman Faso has decided that large town hall meetings are unproductive, staged and a waste of his own and everyone’s else’s time. I think he’s wrong on every count. These rallies may not represent all the voices of a bitterly divided people, but they are people and they have voices.
Massive makeover proposed for Wildberry Lodge plan in New Paltz
Rocking Horse Ranch owner Steve Turk initially proposed a water park, conference center, and 250-room resort on land adjacent to the Thruway in 2014, but the investment climate has cooled considerably, causing him to scale back and reconsider the project. The newest iteration is short one water park, lighter on hotel rooms and very bullish on butterflies.
New Paltz sets date for fireworks, scraps reference to Independence Day
The Town of New Paltz fireworks are scheduled to take place on Friday, June 30. As the celebration will not even be in the same month as the Fourth of July, supervisor Neil Bettez chose to call it a “town fireworks celebration” rather than reference the holiday.
Name that stream in Rosendale
Town officials are looking for anyone who might know the name of the stream that passes behind the Rec Center. If they can’t come up with a historical name, they’ll give it one.
Cool, clear water
Maybe it’s already time to be talking not about too little water but too much — the more common condition in the New York City reservoir system in springtime.
Teen artists plan mural for New Paltz Community Center
A group of high school-aged artists, members of Roost Youth, are planning a second mural on Town of New Paltz property.
SUNY Ulster Food Pantry provides free groceries for needy students
Attending a community college is often a crucial first step toward greater financial security for the poor and near-poor in this country, but it’s tough to concentrate on schoolwork and achieve academic success when you’re malnourished.