New Paltz

Young Voices for the Planet - Lynne Cherry

Alan Chartock — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:35:00 +0000

Lynne Cherry is a children's author and illustrator, and Producer/Director of Young Voices for the Planet - a film series featuring young people who are making a difference by shrinking the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, and communities. She will be speaking at SUNY New Palt's Sustainability Day on April 20th.

Phillip Hayes Dean’s "Paul Robeson" presented by Unison Arts and SUNY New Paltz

Joe Donahue — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:12:00 +0000

Actor, singer, athlete, scholar, and social activist, Paul Robeson, was born in 1898 and died at 77 years old in 1976 having been blacklisted during the Second Red Scare in the 1950s but – until the end of his life sticking to his political stances and his beliefs.

Report Says Two as One Would Save Money

Allison Dunne — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:06:07 +0000

There is a report out that offers details about whether the consolidation of the governments of a Hudson Valley town and village would save money. In Ulster County, Town of New Paltz Supervisor Susan Zimet says the Consolidation Finance committee has delivered its long-awaited report and recommendations on the consolidation of the Town and Village governments of New Paltz. Holding the $1 million dollar Citizen Empowerment grant as an add on, the committee has found that if the two governments were one, based on 2011 actual expenditures, taxpayers would have realized a savi