New Paltz Historical Society presents free genealogy workshop
You can spend a fortune on genealogy websites, but there are plenty of free resources- if you know where to look.
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New Paltz police lieutenant attends FBI National Academy
Robert Lucchesi, second-in-command at the New Paltz police department, will soon be FBI trained.
New Paltz creates committee to review Thruway-area zoning
A large project including a CVS pharmacy and Five Guys restaurant proposed for the area has prompted renewed scrutiny of what’s permitted in that part of town.
Want to help immigrants? Become a literacy tutor
Volunteers don’t need to be bilingual, but should expect to learn some conversational Spanish as they go along.
Letter: Support and advocate for continued refugee resettlement
While I am sincerely troubled by the Trump administration’s executive order, I am heartened by our New Paltz village and town council’s joint resolution in support of local refugee settlement.
Local group,“U-Act,” forms to resist Trump administration policies
Now that the inauguration is over and the reality of the new administration is setting in, many people who have not previously been political activists are finding themselves unable to stay silent.
Popular lecture series highlights science of the Gunks
Held weekly each February, the “Secrets of the Shawangunks” 2017 series highlights glaciers, the American chestnut, porcupines and wildfires.
Hugh Reynolds: Bad apples annoy Mike Hein
Damned media! Ulster County Executive Mike Hein served up an estimated 4,000 words on dozens of subjects at his ninth annual state of the county address last week in New Paltz. What did most of the media pick up? Only a passing gotcha, complete with fuzzy Muppets graphics of two tired old bad apples who had the gall to question several executive initiatives over the past few years.
Letter: Moriello Pool maintenance issues imperil New Paltz swim team’s future
“I exhort the town and village officials to join forces and strive forth united to act promptly and efficiently to maintain the culture and the tradition of the Moriello Pool and the Seahawks.”
Hein’s state-of-the-county speech touts achievements, sets course for 2017
Ulster is the only “net carbon-neutral” county in the state, said Hein, in which “100 percent of our energy does come from renewable resources, and nobody else is even close.”