Mike Townshend

Last Tuesday St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in New Paltz hosted the annual Clergy Shrove Tuesday Community Pancake Supper. Several members...

Historic Gardiner Animal Hospital continues to serve

A staff photo from last fall of the staff at the Gardiner Animal Hospital, fifth and sixth from left are...

90 Miles celebrates 50th anniversary in 2014

One of New Paltz’s most well-known theater groups, 90 Miles Off Broadway, entered its 50th anniversary year in 2014. And...

New Paltz Town Board scoffs at Wilmorite’s new PILOT

Last week the New Paltz Town Board met with Wilmorite attorney Shawn Griffin. Pictured left to right in foreground are:...

Run, girls, run

Amy Frisch and Deborah Walnicki (photo by Lauren Thomas) For girls from the third to the eighth grade, life is...

Lagusta’s, SUNY win historic preservation nod

(Left): SUNY representatives Michelle Halstead and John McEnrue. (Right): Lagusta Yearwood. (photos by Lauren Thomas) Do-gooders of the historically conscious...

DEP drills for water in New Paltz

February 22, 2014

Drilling rigs on Route 299 West in New Paltz. The work is part of the DEP’s search for drinking water....

Local towns cope with record snowfall and frigid temps

Staff members of Village of New Paltz Department of Public Works clear snow off the roof of Village Hall...

Tavern lore: Gilded Otter helped usher New Paltz into craft beer age

Pictured are some of the staff at the Gilded Otter: Juan, Danielle, Joe, Reshma, Andrew, Ryan, Bernard and Darren the...

Phillies Bridge Farm Project looks to recover from 2013

The 2014 board of the Phillies Bridge Farm Project (L-R): Matt Tether, secretary Susan Loxley-Friedle, treasurer Marc Moran, farmer Anne...

Plattekill cockfighting ring shut down by state, feds

February 14, 2014

One of the largest illegal cockfighting rings in New York State’s history -- which involved birds raised on a farm...

Mohonk Mountain House expected to reopen on Valentine’s Day following norovirus outbreak

Mohonk Mountain House. (photo by Al Alexsa) Mohonk Mountain House is expected to reopen this Friday, Feb. 14 after a...

Tavern lore: Barnaby’s building played huge role in New Paltz’s past

A Feb. 24, 1911 image of a costume party thrown by engineers on the New York Aqueduct in honor of...

New Paltz Transportation Implementation Committee searches for next generation of members

The New Paltz Transportation Implementation Committee pose for a photo at a bus stop on Route 32 North (L-R): Sally...

Tavern lore: McGillicuddy’s brought life to once-troubled storefront

Left to right: McGillicuddy's owner Brian Keenan, Samantha Post, Rich Oeleon, Gabby Blinderman, Rich Formby and Kristin Smith. (photo by...

Lenape students celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with rally

Last Friday, Lenape Elementary School students participated in an assembly to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to discuss...

Swimmer Marilyn Bell recalls historic Lake Ontario crossing

Marilyn Di Lascio with "The Marilyn Bell Doll" manufactured and released for sale in 1954. (photo by Lauren Thomas) In...

Snug Harbor serves up attitude, whiskey, PBR

The staff at Snug Harbor: Kelly Connolly (25 years), Jack Parrish (21 years), Hick Renadette (aka Cap'n Hickory Barbarosa), Ariana...

New Paltz Town Board reorganizes, sets goals for 2014