Stabbing at New Paltz bar
The New Paltz Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred early Saturday morning at a bar in the Village
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New Paltz School Board intends to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
One board member said changing the focus of the holiday was important because “how America was discovered is our origin story. It introduces and codifies who is considered American and who is not. It is often a child’s first lesson about encounters between people of different races and cultures. We owe it to the children of this district to faithfully and bravely examine the version of history we’ve chosen to tell.”
Probable case of mumps in New Paltz High School student
A probable case of mumps in a New Paltz High School student was confirmed today, Thursday, November 17 by schools superintendent Maria Rice. The diagnosis has yet to be confirmed, but parents of students at all four schools are being notified of the situation by letter.
Interesting times: New Paltz reflects on election results
“We all share the blame, living in our bubbles while we shun, demoralize and demonize those who disagree with us. We’ve been viewing distorted versions of each other through computer screens while we calcify our own sense of self-righteousness. Half the country is not all racist neo-Nazi buffoons just as the other half is not all liberal elitist Christmas-haters. We have to find a way back to recognizing common humanity in those who disagree with us, and find a way for them to recognize ours.”
Ulster County featured in December issue of National Geographic
The map, entitled “Dreaming Green,” highlights many of the county’s environmental achievements.
Rosendale votes to override tax cap, budget up 3.4 percent
Total appropriations for next year are set at $4.58 million, $2.85 million of which will be raised through local taxes.
Hugh Reynolds: Post-election post-mortem
Teachout/Faso, Family Court move, campus protests.
Demolition of former New Paltz town hall delayed
The day has not yet come when the old, empty New Paltz Town Hall is at last torn down.
Gardiner votes to override tax cap with .87 percent increase
This year’s tax cap is less than 1 percent, so many towns, facing mandated personnel increases, are overriding it.
New Paltz Hurricanes youth football team plays on the field at MetLife Stadium
Spectators who hung around after the end of the New York Jets vs. Los Angeles Rams game last Sunday at MetLife Stadium got to see a bit of New Paltz youth in action.