The Town of New Paltz Environmental Conservation Board commends the New Paltz High School seniors for convincing town and village board members to pass resolutions aimed at reducing plastic straw use in our restaurants. On Earth Day (April 22 ) the group invites the community to meet at 2 p.m. in front of the Commissary at 11 Church Street in New Paltz, to initiate a Plastic Straw Challenge to restaurants and bars.
Against the proposed Ulster power plant; public transportation possibilities; a lot is happening.
Thanks, Paul O’Neil; why 2nd Amendment exists.
Selections from this week’s newspaper.
A lachrymose dream, a coup by attrition, a political endorsement, a political march, and a spiritual solution.
Eric Francis Coppolino on the restrictions surrounding the Kingston High School walkout
Emergency access for Riccardi Elementary, bail questions for father-son arrested on gun charges, Diane Neal roasted at Starbucks, and more.
Topics include: Gun control, protecting pollinators, the Assembly race, Dear Mr. Faso.
This is a public appeal to actress Diane Neal who just announced that she will run as an Independent against Representative John Faso. We have six excellent contenders who have actively worked for months to win the Democratic Party’s nomination. You are said to be a registered Democrat, so why would you want to possibly divide the vote and weaken Democrats’ chances for success?
Cuomo’s frivolous lawsuit over property tax deduction; a response to the mayor’s state of the city address.
The business of media is changing, but local, on-the-ground, fact-checked journalism is needed now more than ever.
