Justice for all: A talk with public defender Andrew Kossover
In Ulster County, anyone a judge determines can’t afford an attorney gets represented by Kossover or an attorney working under him.
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Ulster County Fair returns to New Paltz
The 2019 edition of the Ulster County Fair returns to the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz from July 30 to August 4.
Ulster County Volunteer Firemen’s Association will hold first evening parade, culminating in fireworks
Saturday, July 27: The Ulster County Volunteer Firemen’s Association has held a parade every summer for nearly a century, but this year’s 84th annual parade will be special.
Intrepid music fans defy scorching weather at Rosendale Street Festival
Brutally hot weather, topping 100-degree readings on both Saturday and Sunday, suppressed turnout markedly at the 2019 Rosendale Street Festival. But not one of the 80+ bands who signed up to play for free failed to show up on account of the heat, and not one attendee needed to be treated for heat-related illness, according to Festival officials.
Shawangunk Runners launch 46th year of Summer Series
For the past close to a half-century, the Shawangunk Runners and their comrades in sneakers have been hosting a six-week series of running races for kids and adults, in various spots throughout New Paltz, known simply as “the Summer Series.”
It takes a village to help a village
New Paltz residents Victor and Pascal Guirma help to provide state-of-the-art educational resources to the residents of Guirgho.
See 80 bands in two days at the Rosendale Street Festival
A true celebration of the local by the locals, the long-running Rosendale Street Festival returns July 20-21.
2019 Rosendale Street Festival schedule
The Rosendale Street Festival returns July 20-21. For more on the festival: See 80 bands in two days at the
New Paltz named one of the best small towns in America by Buzzfeed
Every summer a Hudson Valley town or two make one of these lists. Will it lead to more crowds? Or are there so many such lists of “cool small towns” being churned out by websites that it really doesn’t matter?
New Paltz experiments with oak shade trees
New Paltz shade tree commissioners have been upping their game in recent years in the way they expend their budget for street trees.