Poughkeepsie man gets 25 to life for crash that killed New Paltz woman
Ryan Williams, 29, of 28 May Street, Poughkeepsie, was sentenced today in Ulster County Court to 25 years to life
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Saugerties man who killed father in New Paltz should not have had a gun: Law enforcement officials
A State Supreme Court justice approved the pistol permit over the strenuous objections, on the grounds of the killer’s repeated run-ins with town police, of Sheriff Juan Figueroa, Sheriff’s Chief Civil Administrator John McGovern and Saugerties Police Chief Joe Sinagra.
New Paltz Police chief discusses policy for body camera use
A camera-use policy is necessary as officers prepare to use them while on duty. The policy, which will be used as training on the technology begins, will lay out when cameras may or should be turned off, how recordings are secured, and who may view them and under what circumstances.
New Paltz planners consider “boutique lodging facility” proposed for village
The new owner of the former Village Tearoom property at 12 Plattekill Avenue wishes to convert the home on the New Paltz property to a “boutique lodging facility” dubbed The Vanderlyn.
New Paltz High School graduates 172
With the traditional sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” echoing through the chambers of the SUNY New Paltz basketball gymnasium, 172 New Paltz High School seniors marched in with their maroon gowns and golden tassels under flowered covered arches to receive their diplomas Wednesday night. As it stormed and raged outside, inside the mood was festive with applause ringing from every corner, horns blowing, soloists from the choir cascading their vocals and the brass band instruments sending vibrations of hope and expectations through the floorboards.
Highland High School graduates 136 students
In her remarks at Highland High School’s commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, June 26, valedictorian Carlie Relyea referenced the “curse” that
Three-story building proposed for Main St. New Paltz
Developers want to turn the former Moxie Cupcake building into a first-floor restaurant with a two-story boutique hotel with a rooftop deck and a view of the Ridge.
Controversial teacher transfers in New Paltz School District suspended, pending mediation
At an emotional regular meeting of the New Paltz school board last Wednesday, June 19, the school board asked schools superintendent Maria Rice to suspend the involuntary teacher transfers she had instigated recently, pending school-board approval and mutually agreed-upon mediation between Rice and leadership of the New Paltz United Teachers (NPUT) union.
Celebrate Independence Day in New Paltz and elsewhere
Independence Day is nigh. It’s time for you to make your plans to catch the best fireworks displays and other holiday-related activities in the vicinity for the week that includes the Fourth of July.
Ulster County government won’t cooperate with ICE
“In light of statements and threats coming out of Washington, D.C., we are here to make a clear, unequivocal statement about our values as a county and about our values as a community,” said County Executive Pat Ryan. “We reject division, we reject fear-mongering, we reject xenophobia.”