Personally speaking: Sam Slotnick
The former New Paltz Middle School teacher is now a coordinator at the Literacy Center at SUNY New Paltz.
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Elting Memorial Library gears up for a good look at itself
The Elting Library had a Stakeholders’ Day on June 26 in which small groups of two to four people from different segments of the community met with a consultant architect to share ideas in preparation for renovating the library.
Rocco’s in New Paltz opens new restaurant and bar next to pizza shop
Rocco’s Pizzeria at 4 New Paltz Plaza has branched out into fine dining.
New principal takes over at New Paltz Middle School
The new principal of the New Paltz Middle School students, Ann Sheldon, assumed the school’s top leadership position on July 1. She previously served two years as assistant principal. Sheldon replaces Dr. Richard Wiesenthal, who retired at the end of the present school year.
The Trolley Street Art Project in Lloyd
Lloyd is celebrating its historic heritage by hosting the Trolley Street Art Project. Thirteen artist-decorated model trolleys have been installed in the hamlet of Highland, mostly on Main Street and Vineyard Avenue.
Jesse Vondracek, Laurel Wassner first-place finishers in Gardiner 5K Classic
In the late afternoon last Thursday, the skies smiled down on the 156 runners who participated in the 16th annual Gardiner 5K Classic, a benefit event for the Gardiner fire department and rescue squad.
Waste Management questions legality of New Paltz single-hauler contract
An attorney from the hauler Waste Management said the law, which requires all New Paltz residents to receive trash pickup from another hauler. County Waste, may not be legal because it amounts to a franchise, the proper process for that wasn’t followed. The mayor disagrees. “Imagine if losers of all our various publicly bid projects just used their muscle to intimidate when they weren’t awarded contracts because they bid too high,” he said.
Veteran SUNY New Paltz administrator rapped for raising “specter of racism”
Gerald Benjamin is a long-serving assistant vice president and former dean at the university and head of his eponymous regional public policy research center at the campus. He is quoted in The New York Times saying that he did not believe rap was “real music.” He said his comments were off the mark in part because of his self-professed ignorance of the genre.
Local program provides support for caregivers and receivers
“The idea behind RESPITE [the program] is not just about care, it is also a way for both the giver and receiver to socialize with others and to give autonomy to the homebound,” says Linda Mockler.
A rediscovery of the Peters Kill
Getting lost, close to civilization.