Voices
A narrative history of the Shady dump (for those like me who have been uninformed and confused)
In 2019, Joseph Karolys began dumping construction and waste material in and from Saugerties...
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Letters to the editor: May 22, 2024 (campus protests, drinking water, zoning and more)
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Letters to the editor: May 15, 2024 (police response, school elections, entitlements and more)
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An appeal to the SUNY-New Paltz protesters and the general public
It is in the spirit of our shared interests and community that I write to appeal to everyone and those...
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My cannabis review
I thought 4/20 was a good day to write a cannabis review.
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Mid-Hudson aurora magic
Last Friday evening, May 10, our region (and indeed the entire U.S.) saw the finest display of the Northern Lights...
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Letters to the editor: May 8, 2024 (College protests, Noise ordinance, Mother’s Day and more)
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Baseball, Ku Klux Klan, Pageant Day and more from the headlines 100 years ago
The entries have been copied from the May issues of the New Paltz Independent...
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Campus protests then and again
My father, Jack Meltzer arrived in America in 1899 from Belarus seeking the American Dream...
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Spring has sprung
The Lady has doffed her snowy mantle, exchanging it for her verdant Cloak of Life.
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Letters to the editor: May 1, 2024 (Pride, Gaza, Music and more)
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Letters to the editor: April 24, 2024 (Green and Clean, Social Security, No Mow May and more)
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Read moreSpringing slowly — The Pink Moon
Finally Spring begins to unfold and this moon (interchangeable with ‘month,’ but runs from full moon to full moon) is...
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Letters to the editor: April 17, 2024 (Pedestrian Safety, Good Cause Eviction, Development and more)
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Spoonfuls of freedom
In a world that values youth above life experience and insight, surviving the hardships weathered by age, in the evening...
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Eclipse wrap-up
How does this total solar eclipse compares with others.
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Letters to the editor: April 10, 2024 (Guys and Dolls, Central Hudson rate increase, bibles and more)
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Blizzard, auto accident, baseball and more from the headlines 100 years ago
The entries have been copied from the April issues of the New Paltz Independent.
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Letters to the editor: April 3, 2024 (Pedestrian safety, ceasefire, senior discount and more)
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Final advice for the great April 8 total solar eclipse
The media have generally done a poor job of prepping folks for the great April 8 total solar eclipse.
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