Rosendale embraces switch from chlorine to UV for wastewater treatment
Ultraviolet disinfection is considered a more environmentally friendly alternative.
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Loyal customers dismayed by closure of New Paltz’s Just-a-Buck
It was a model that seemed to fit the disparate values of New Paltz residents: a dollar store run specifically to provide jobs for disabled individuals who often struggle to find employment, despite being qualified. It addresses both cost-conscious concerns and the desire to help people with a disadvantage to get a leg up. Unfortunately, Just-a-Buck has resulted in a loss on the books of Ulster-Greene ARC ever since it was opened in 2014, and that’s a loss which has been determined not sustainable.
The construction at 51 Main Street in New Paltz has “gone stagnant”
The construction at 51 Main Street in New Paltz has “gone stagnant,” according to building inspector Cory Wirthmann, and a letter has been sent to developer Dimitri Viglis giving him ten days to respond with a detailed plan how he’s going to wrap things up on this long-term building project.
At New Paltz school budget forum, residents voice support new wellness center
The New Paltz Central School District Board of Education devoted their entire regular meeting of Wednesday, March 27 to a community budget forum. Many more people than usual attended the session, with two prominent themes emerging: the school community’s desire for smaller class sizes and overall support for the proposed Wellness Center.
New local organization created to aid ICE detainees
In New Paltz, people being detained by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sometimes doesn’t go unnoticed. Hundreds of people have written letters in support of Luis Martinez, or shown up to events in his support. Friends of Matthew Rojas rallied to hire an attorney to represent him. Thousands of dollars were raised for Joel Guerrero, the first resident known to have been detained regarding his status as a resident of the United States.
Newsies: The Musical comes to New Paltz High School
It’s always good news when New Paltz High School’s Drama Club performs its annual spring musical; but this year, the headlines are the headlines.
First driver ticketed for breaking New Paltz single-hauler law
The driver of a Russo Sanitation truck learned last week that picking up residential trash in New Paltz without a license is a serious matter; he found himself handcuffed and warned that the garbage truck would be impounded if he were caught doing it again.
Mohonk Mountain House marks 150th year
Sometimes the most enduring voyages of one’s life can begin with a small, seemingly innocuous decision. Where do you want to hike today? What trail shall we take? In fact, that was the question, posed 150 years ago, that led to the creation of what is now considered one of the world’s Top Ten greatest destinations: the family-owned-and-operated Mohonk Mountain House Resort and Spa in New Paltz.
Clintondale woman dies in house fire
A 49-year-old married mother of two was killed in an early afternoon fire on March 27, which also destroyed the family home and claimed the lives of two dogs.
Rear-end collision in New Paltz leaves one dead, two injured
A two-car crash on Henry W. Dubois Drive in New Paltz seriously injured the driver of both vehicles, and left one passenger dead at the scene on the night of March 29.