Image courtesy of JenMetzger.com Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette State Sen. Jen Metzger, D-Rosendale, will hold a series of informational online livestream videos in collaboration with experts geared toward informing Hudson Valley and Catskills residents about the novel coronavirus outbreak. The schedule for the series is every Tuesday […]
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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 […]
Dear Readers, March is over and we’ve finally made it to April; can you believe it? With present times being so incredibly uncertain, we both have never been so confused with our emotions or our place in the world in our entire lives. This is an extremely difficult time for […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette By Bridget Peschel Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced increased measures to help slow the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City at a recent press conference. Starting Thursday, New York City will begin closing streets to vehicles so that pedestrians can better practice social distancing […]
By Victoria Cymbal After a month, the Board of Elections staff of Ulster County announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11 that Democrat David Clegg has officially won the election against Republican opponent Mike Kavanagh after a close race for the Ulster County district attorney. The election results were too close to […]
By Diana Testa Out of Alignment, a new report recently released by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, shows that the majority of jobs being created in the Hudson Valley do not pay enough for people to afford living in the region. Higher paying jobs are disappearing while the number of […]
By Nadine Cafaro; Edited and Packaged by Annemarie Durkin New Paltz, N.Y.– After a shocking set of numbers was released about hard-to-count communities in New York, people fear a decrease in federal funding due to the chance of children under five being undercounted in the upcoming 2020 Census. The importance […]
Edited and packaged by Max Freebern Median household income has declined as jobs leave the mid-Hudson Valley, according to the recently released “Out of Alignment” report by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress (HVPP). Median household income represents the average amount of money earned in a household. The drop in income […]
Story by Erin Hannan Edited and Packaged by Emma Misiaszek Over the past 19 years, Ulster County has lost approximately 22% of its public school student body. While a smaller classroom can benefit students’ individual needs, decreasing enrollment rates present challenges for New York state teachers and the profession as […]
By Nicole Zanchelli It seems like every day there is news about an opiate-related death. We may turn the channel or turn off our TVs completely, but the painful reality stands. We are still in the crux of the American opioid crisis. In 2016, there were 54 opioid overdose deaths […]
By Nicole Zanchelli The only governmental action former Ulster County Legislator Chris Allen has seen since his loss on Nov. 5—in his bid to return to his old legislature seat—is that of criminal justice. At the Town of Saugerties Justice Court on Monday, Nov. 25, Allen pleaded not guilty to […]
By Max Freebern It’s too close to call as three votes separate the candidates for the vacant Ulster County District Attorney position until absentee ballots are counted.The race to replace former Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright was decided by three votes, according to Wednesday’s unofficial results. According to the […]
By Max Freebern Town Supervisor Neil Bettez said there was no way to avoid the 6.67% tax-increase lumped into the 2020 town budget which board members unanimously passed last Thursday. After spending the last four board meetings arguing and tweaking the budget, members had to act before reaching their state-mandated […]
Despite interruptions and arrests, Congressman addresses issues of race, rape culture, wealth gap and climate change at college event An event featuring Congressman Antonio Delgado on the campus of SUNY New Paltz, was cut short in the evening of Oct. 10 by numerous interruptions from the climate action group “Extinction […]
New Paltz polling sites have changed this year! Check the map to find out where you can cast your ballot for Town Board, Town Clerk, and Town Justice. District 1: Reformed Church of New Paltz 92 HUGUENOT ST District 2, 4, 5: New Paltz Middle School 192 MAIN ST District […]
By Ophelia Xie and Max Freebern As the 2020 Census steadily approaches, the federal government will once again attempt to count every resident in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau website, the Census has served as one of the most vital sources of data for all levels […]
By Jennifer Bianco Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette Do you know what’s in your tampons and pads? If not, soon you will, thanks to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new law that requires menstrual product manufacturers to print their list of ingredients on the packages sold in New York State. […]
