Suit claims Ulster County jail brass biased against black staffers
The lawsuit alleges that senior jail officials routinely denied promotions and the kind of training and assignments that led to promotion to black officers.
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New Paltz Dems discuss Trump, party’s future in election post-mortem
Democrats nationwide are asking difficult questions following an election that reduced the party’s national power to its lowest level in over a century.
Hugh Reynolds: Blowin’ in the wind
Ulster County DA Holley Carnright quoted Dylan to the legislature as he pled for resources to battle the heroin epidemic. “How many deaths will it take ’til he knows that too many people have died?”
Construction begins on six-mile trail linking downtown New Paltz to Shawangunk Ridge
The six-mile River-to-Ridge Trail will feature pathways running beside farm fields and over gently rolling hills, providing direct access to more than 90 miles of recreational carriage roads and trails at the Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve. The trail will also enable walkers and cyclists to safely bypass Route 299, currently the primary road leading from New Paltz to the preserves.
New Paltz planners consider tougher review process for Zero Place, a mixed-use development in the village
Planners had been considering a form of review that was less onerous, but also less defined. Both developers and opponents had issues with it.
Town of Lloyd hosts annual Light Up the Hamlet event
The frigid temperatures last Friday night, December 9, did not deter a sizable crowd from turning out for the Town of Lloyd’s annual Light Up the Hamlet event.
New Paltz ratchets up response to mumps outbreak
A state health official said declining vaccination rates, and its effect on “herd immunity,” could explain the recent uptick in mumps cases.
Highland High School Interact Club receives Town of Lloyd Community Pride Award
When an adult advisor says of a group of high school students, “These kids are going to change the world,” it’s easy to write that off as hyperbole. That is, until you meet said students, the members of Highland High School’s Interact Club.
Meet new Family of New Paltz executive director Ivan Echenique
“It’s quite a privilege to be able to help people in need — especially in the community that you grew up in.”
Vandalism of gender-neutral bathrooms in New Paltz High School elicits “disgust” from students
Last year, two single-stall faculty bathrooms in New Paltz High School were designated as gender-neutral facilities available to all. It was heralded as a progressive step toward addressing the needs of transgender students in particular, as they may not feel comfortable using the gendered multi-stall bathrooms. However, it’s become clear that not everyone in the school community agrees.