Spring lights in Catskill
On May 9 enjoy a new outdoor nighttime walk-through experience at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill. Visitors
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New Paltz’s Laila Mach advances to Genre Week on American Idol this Sunday
This Sunday evening, March 21, 15-year-old New Paltz singer/songwriter sensation Laila Mach will perform in front of millions of television viewers on the American Idol stage inside the glittery halls of Hollywood. This week’s performance, which has already been taped but has yet to be aired, will showcase Mach’s choice of genre and artist.
Woodstock’s Leon Gast, Oscar-winning director of When We Were Kings, dies at 85
Leon wasn’t born to greatness; he earned it. And like his hero, Ali, he triumphed against all odds.
Local libraries offer much more than books
Technological advances have made “access to information” a necessity that requires most libraries to provide Internet and computer availability for their patrons. But a trend that has taken off recently, particularly since the public health crisis, is the lending of things: physical objects as well as places along the bandwidth.
Nature heals while planners plan at future Hudson Cliffs State Park
A new park straddling the border of Kingston and Ulster along the Hudson is in the works. The site includes some striking cliffs as well as the remains of the area’s brickmaking past.
Hudson Valley healthcare workers tell their stories, in their own words
We spoke with 19 local healthcare workers about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s what they told us.
Dennis Kucinich headlines Mohonk Consultations’ Finding Common Ground panel discussion
Setting aside the question of whether reconciliation between polarized political factions at this particular moment in time is desirable, we are left with another: Is it even possible?
Clearwater mourns the loss of first sloop captain, Allan Aunapu
The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater organization mourns the passing of the sloop’s first captain, Allan J. Aunapu. Killed in a tragic accident in Fort Lauderdale last Thursday, Aunapu was 79.
Remembering Dan Guenther, activist and environmentalist
Dan Guenther, a well-known figure in the New Paltz community for decades, died while shoveling snow during the storm that hit this area on February 1, at the age of 77.
Historic Holsted House donated to Unison Arts Center
Daniel Getman and Janice Pickering have gifted 9 Paradies Lane in New Paltz to Unison, allowing Unison to have a second campus that is dedicated to following the Unison tradition of art offerings and also addressing current and vital issues of social and environmental change through the arts.