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In Kingston, Schumer warns of ‘ghost guns’
U.S. senate minority leader Chuck Schumer was in Kingston on Monday to warn of the danger posed by untraceable “ghost guns” and to call for immediate federal action to mandate background checks on all large firearms components. Schumer’s visit coincides with a recent spike in gun violence in the city.
A talk with Janelle Peotter, coordinator of New Paltz Climate Smart Task Force
Peotter began the process of coordinating the efforts of the New Paltz Climate Smart Task Force by doing “a deep dive into research,” she notes, learning what the certification process was all about. She got some help from a few SUNY New Paltz interns, and “together we all learned a lot and then got rolling.”
New Paltz Times letters (2/20-26)
The letters to the editor from the Feb. 20, 2020 issue of New Paltz Times.
Circus performance benefits New Paltz playground fund
The circus is coming to New Paltz – not just any circus, but the Cole All-Star Circus, founded in 1938: a mom-and-pop version of Cirque de Soleil, with acrobatic performances, jugglers, trapeze artists, fire-eaters and more. They are a fundraising organization dedicated to entertaining entire families while at the same time raising money for charitable causes. In the case of New Paltz, this would be for the new Hasbrouck Park Playground fund.
New Paltz sports: Wrestling, Nordic skiing, indoor track and the OCIAA swimming championships, plus roundball roundup
New Paltz’s Ethan Palanca became the first Section 9 wrestler to win titles in both Division 2 and Division 1
New Paltz Times notes
From the Feb. 20, 2020 edition: New sidewalks on Henry W. Dubois; Generator at Family Health building; Winter Tree ID walk at Burroughs; plus other local events and notes.
Opioid fatalities fall in Ulster
Opioid deaths in 2019 in Ulster dropped 41 percent in 2019 with only 33 compared to 2018’s 56, Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan and the Ulster County Department of Health announced Feb. 18.
New Paltz School Board discusses ways to deal with student cell phone use during the school day
During last week’s New Paltz School Board meeting, board members agreed to hear a presentation about a product designed to keep kids off their phones without confiscating them.
New Paltz water declared safe to drink, but questions linger
About this time last week, the village of New Paltz issued its “do not drink” advisory for municipal water. Just over four days later it was lifted after remediation efforts yielded “no detectable signs of petroleum compound” in the drinking water. Here’s an updated look at what happened and what to expect going forward.