Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette By Emma Misiaszek Despite layoffs, a loss of revenue and grim economic projections, a majority of upstate New York business owners agree that public health is the most important thing right now, and that the economy can wait. In a poll Sponsored by […]
By: Samantha King When the curtains opened on the stage at the Holy Family School, 5-year-old Nya Henry was surrounded by smoke that went with the fire in her eyes from the excitement of performing for the first time. She was a kindergartener, front and center on stage dancing for […]
The elusive farm where suffering animals go to live and that parents have been telling their children about for ages actually exists and can be found in the Hudson Valley. Although you probably won’t find your childhood pet at Catskill Animal Sanctuary, you’ll come face to face with 300 farm […]
In 2008, the turnout of voters between the ages 18-29 was the second highest in history as young people rallied behind Barack Obama and propelled him to victory, according to CIRCLE, a nonpartisan research center at Tufts University. According to a study by the Pew research center, young voters made […]
In this episode of PaltzCast, join Leija Rothenberg, Ryan Resta, and Andrew Wright, as they meet owners of restaurants just outside of New Paltz and talk about their specialties, day-to-day routines, and struggles. Produced for Brett Barry’s Podcasting class.
This story was republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that SUNY students are nearing full compliance with the state’s vaccine mandate, reaching a 99.5% vaccination rate across the system’s 64 campuses. The high vaccination rate has allowed for SUNY students […]
As SUNY New Paltz returns to primarily in-person classes for the first time in over a year, members of the campus community recount their experiences dealing with the new health and safety measures against the coronavirus pandemic. A Caring Campus Community Life on campus has taken a toll on many […]
There are five statewide proposals on the ballot for this year’s General Election. Here’s what upcoming voters need to know about each measure. This story has been republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette. Five ballot proposals will be put before state voters on Nov. 2 during the General Election. […]
The college’s first theater production with a live audience premiered on Sept. 30. One student recounts what it was like to witness the show. Fully masked people huddled in the lobby of McKenna Theatre on Sept. 30, waiting for the doors to open. The room was abuzz with excitement, from […]
The LGBTQ community was already marginalized and in greater need of mental health services. In the eyes of many health professionals, the coronavirus pandemic only made that need more apparent. Warning: This story contains mentions of discrimination against the LGBTQ community, suicide, and mentions of sexual assault that some readers […]
The pandemic changed the way that Hudson Valley social justice groups organized, but many saw their involvement increase as a result of George Floyd’s murder. These groups, and the people who study them, weigh in on how the internet changed how individuals react to the Black Lives Matter movement. Warning: […]
Doors at Seven and Faucet Media present the Door Daze Music Festival on Oct. 15 and 16 at Blue Print in Kingston, New York. Tickets for one-day passes and weekend passes are being sold in advance for $12 and $20. They’ll also be available at the door for $15 and […]
Date: Oct. 2 from 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m. The Elting Memorial Library is hosting its 64th Annual Library Fair at the Elting Memorial Library from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit eltinglibrary.org or call 845-255-5030, […]
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Department of Political Science and International Relations and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host “Crises and Reconstructions: #BLM, Civil War Monuments, and the Meaning of the Constitution” on Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at […]
Zachary Bowman, manager of education and visitor experience, will host a virtual webinar and Q&A with the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on its educational resources on Monday, Sep. 27 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in collaboration with Teaching the Hudson Valley. The event is free to the public. For […]
Date: Sunday, Oct. 3 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Historic Huguenot Street will host “Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries,” a concert presented by the chamber ensemble group Hudson Valley Baroque, on Sunday, Oct. 3 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Historic Huguenot Street. General admission is $10; Historic Huguenot Street […]
Edited and packaged by Austin Kong How can a nonprofit, educational and cultural charitable theater survive during the COVID-19 pandemic? Movie theaters are among many entertainment businesses that don’t have a clear pathway to recovery. The Rosendale Theatre Collective is a nonprofit, independent company dedicated to preserving the historic Rosendale […]
In the world of COVID-19, keeping an active social circle can be hard. Lucky for one group, they’ve discovered a fantasyland that they can travel to at any time they want. The land in question is the one of “Dungeons & Dragons,” a fantasy roleplaying game created in 1974 by […]
Republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette On November 10th, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation S.52A/A.5991A into law that would protect New Yorkers’ First Amendment rights from strategic lawsuits aimed at intimidating critics, journalists, or activists. In a SLAPP lawsuit, an acronym for a “strategic lawsuit against public participation,” […]
SUNY New Paltz Faculty Senate passed a resolution on Dec. 3, co-authored by Scott Minkoff and Brian Obach, that calls for the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) to end their investments into the fossil fuel industry. SUNY New Paltz is a large client of TIAA. “How can […]
Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette. Two days before Thanksgiving, State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that SUNY campuses have finished mandatory testing of students on campus with 152,788 tests conducted with a positivity rate of 0.63 percent between November 9 and November 23. SUNY Upstate […]
COVID-19 has wrecked our world like we’ve never seen before. Businesses were forced to shut down, streets remained quiet for months and homes turned into offices. The movie industry was especially hit by the pandemic. The shutdown of movie theaters all across the world stopped films from being screened live. […]
