New Paltz Youth Program raises money for a new 15-passenger transit van
Over the years, the youth program has participated in countless fundraising events, activities and programs, and all of that hard work has paid off.
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Gardiner Day unites neighbors to paint colorful mural at Majestic Park
While there was plenty to hear, see, do and eat at all three main locations — not to mention a book sale at the Gardiner Library and sidewalk pop-up shops in front of various Main Street businesses — the big news of this year’s event was the return of Majestic Park as a major scene of the action.
Volunteers save the day for Survival of the Shawangunks triathletes
The Survival of the Shawangunks is arguably one of the most grueling and unusual triathlons in the world.
Local excavators donate time, labor, equipment to help expand Town of New Paltz soccer fields
Due to some helping hands and major machinery, six acres of new soccer fields are currently being built at the Field of Dreams off Libertyville Road in New Paltz for the town’s youth recreation league.
What the newspapers said in September of 1995 about building a new playground at Hasbrouck Park in New Paltz
This column includes tidbits from local papers about the amazing volunteer effort that took place to build the Hasbrouck Park playground in September of 1995. Enjoy these words of 25 years ago:
The Lotus Seed Project
Olivia Treubig’s “The Lotus Seed Project” is primarily an initiative to introduce yoga and mindfulness to more people, she says, doing so in settings other than the traditional yoga studio and with a focus on community and healing. Her efforts extend to both adults and children.
Great Wallkill River Race & Festival set for September 14
Community athletic competitions are fun in and of themselves, but especially meaningful when their purpose is to raise funds and awareness for a good cause. A new such venture, which its organizers hope to become an annual event, will make its debut in New Paltz on Saturday, September 14: the Great Wallkill River Race and Festival.
New Paltz playground project needs financial assistance and more volunteers
The playground at Hasbrouck Park in New Paltz is at the end of its serviceable life and volunteers are being asked to help rebuild it, as was done 25 years ago. The New Paltz Village Board and the DPW assessed the playground’s condition in 2015, which is what put this plan into motion.
Chef Josh Cohen draws from a number of inspirations to create distinctive cuisine
When chef Josh Cohen appeared on the reality television show “Chopped” earlier this year, the basket of mystery ingredients he and the other contestants were given to utilize in their dishes included a few things that even avid foodies may not have heard of. But when the New Paltz native first discovered his love for making culinary creations, it was with a far simpler proposition: grilled cheese.
Fred Riley is fixing the crumbling roof at the First United Methodist Church of Highland
Former Town of Lloyd building inspector Fred Riley has made it his mission to fix the crumbling roof of the First United Methodist Church of Highland on Vineyard Avenue almost single-handedly. This house of worship was built in 1869 and has long served as the centerpiece of the hamlet. Having weathered many a storm, and at least three roofs later, the church steeple was about to collapse before Riley stepped in and decided to do something about it.