Local journalist discovers common thread between newspaper reporting and officiating weddings
Torrential rain had marked the first half of the day, a mark of how the climate change wrought by human...
New Paltz is rolling out a parking app, but keep those quarters handy
Village of New Paltz officials are rolling out a parking app, but it's anticipated that there will be some technical...
New Paltz village officials discuss adding three local non-cannabis vendors to the weekly growers showcase
New Paltz's Cannabis Growers Showcase is being embraced more fully by village officials.
After 14 years of service, Dan Torres says goodbye to the New Paltz Town Board
Dan Torres gave a farewell address at the end of the August 17 New Paltz Town Board meeting, after having...
Village of New Paltz water payments to NYC to be withheld
Village of New Paltz officials have decided to put money normally paid to the New York City Department of Environmental...
The state’s first Cannabis Growers Showcase opens in New Paltz
The lines were long. The process was complicated. The afternoon was peppered with intermittent downpours. None of that -- not...
Cannabis farmers’ markets likely to begin August 10 in New Paltz
Village of New Paltz trustees are exploring new ways to use the 2.81 acres of village public lands along Plattekill...
How can New Paltz retain its rescue squad?
New Paltz town council members heard some stark words at their July 22 meeting: if the rescue squad doesn't get...
In New Paltz, should efforts to protect the environment be written into the zoning code?
When a debate about environmental conservation two years ago showed some strong differences of opinion as to tactics, New Paltz...
Final results announced in four close primary races
Final votes were counted on Friday in four primary races that were too close to call on June 27.
In New Paltz, a rare opportunity for a casual conversation
Village officials chat with residents about “light trespass,” a cannabis farmers’ market and cooling centers.
In New Paltz, Harmon leads Murray by five, for now
After a handful more absentee ballots were counted on June 29, Limina Grace Harmon has 191 votes to become the...
New Paltz’s Dan Torres announces last day
At the June 15 council meeting, Torres confirmed that the meeting on August 17 would be the last for the...
Solar landfill in New Paltz still a beacon, just not as bright
The volunteers working to install a solar system atop the old town landfill in New Paltz have faced numerous obstacles,...
New Paltz voters will choose two for town council in the June 27 primary
With two seats available, two incumbents — Alex Baer and Julie Seyfert-Lillis — are competing against veteran council member Kitty...
District 20 voters will choose between legislature hopefuls William Wheeler Murray and Limina Grace Harmon in June 27 primary
Voters in district 20 may have been happy to reelect Eve Walter to the Ulster County Legislature, but Walter has...
Safety first as New Paltz mulls parking on Plattekill Avenue
Plattekill Avenue’s extreme width and lack of parking comes from the fact that there was a firehouse in the middle...
Pride reaffirmed in New Paltz
New Paltz board passes resolution to support those who don't fit neatly into a cisheteronormative social category.
New Paltz teachers “left in the dark” about the district’s decision to offer grant-funded free pre-K
The New Paltz Central School District announced last week that it would offer grant-funded free pre-K this fall for any...
Janelle Peotter, New Paltz’s first climate-smart coordinator is stepping down
The outgoing coordinator reflected on progress and offered recommendations for the future at the May 18 town council meeting.
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