Maple Sugar Season Kicks Off with a Sawing Song

March 1, 2013March 5, 2013 Charlene V. Martoni 1511 Views Brook Farm, Charlene V. Martoni, Chris Iverson, Maple Syrup, New Paltz

Chris Iversen, manager of the Brook Farm Project in New Paltz, teaches volunteers a work song to sing as they

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Plaque of Carmine Liberta on the bridge of his namesake. Photo by Vincent Carnevale

Undiscovered New Paltz: The Carmine Liberta Bridge, History Preserved in Panorama

November 18, 2012January 16, 2013 Charlene V. Martoni 3003 Views Carmine Liberta Bridge, Charlene V. Martoni, SUNY New Paltz, Undiscovered New Paltz

Past the shops and eateries of New Paltz, Main Street winds down to a small truss bridge that carries Route

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CULTURE FEATURES

Dog Days of Summer

October 5, 2011October 5, 2015 Charlene V. Martoni 1690 Views Charlene, Charlene V. Martoni, Dog Days of Summer, Dogs, Family, First Person Journalism, Lit of J, Literature of Journalism, Martoni, short stories

I ran out the door into the summer night, the smell of gasoline reeking from our ’97 Toyota Corolla. My

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Caring Beyond Campus

May 5, 2011June 3, 2011 Charlene V. Martoni 1574 Views Activist Coalition, Charlene Martoni, Charlene V. Martoni, Jamie Staab, Mike Cahill, NYPIRG, Sara Kirshner, Student Association, Students for Fresh Water in Developing Nations, SUNY New Paltz, UlsterCorps

Students are often considered to be one of the most valuable assets to a community, and SUNY New Paltz offers

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Not Your Average Spring Break

April 7, 2011April 14, 2011 Kathy Kim 1743 Views Alexandra Saba, Charlene V. Martoni, Habitat for Humanity, Kara McDermott, Kathy Kim, New Paltz Youth Program, Queen's Galley Soup Kitchen, Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption

For 10 SUNY New Paltz students, this past spring break didn’t involve basking in the sun and sipping fruity alcoholic

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Martoni’s Testing Lab: Mascara Mania

April 1, 2011October 5, 2015 Charlene V. Martoni 2119 Views BareMinerals, Charlene V. Martoni, Costco, Mabelline, mascara, Rimell, Stop&Shop, SUNY New Paltz, The Little Rebellion

My family is a Costco family. In fact, four out of the six clothing items that I am wearing right now

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Invisible Children Spreads Awareness

March 17, 2011October 5, 2015 Charlene V. Martoni 1389 Views Bouncing Cats, Charlene V. Martoni, Invisible Children, Joseph Kony, Lords Resistance Army (LRA), Sudan, SUNY New Paltz, The Protection Plan, Tony Bracelet, Uganda

A war has been occurring in northern Uganda for the past 23 years, and it is now spreading into the Dominican

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Martoni’s Testing Lab: Shampoo: Organix?

March 3, 2011October 5, 2015 Charlene V. Martoni 3212 Views Aveeno, Biosilk, Charlene V. Martoni, Ever straight brazilian keratin therapy, Hello hydration, HErbal Escences, Keri, long term relationship, organic shampoo, Organix, Teatree mint

I’m sitting at my desk, simultaneously typing and applying lotion. (I use Aveeno Active Naturals for my body and Keri Shea Butter for

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Professors Pitch Prose at Inquiring Minds

February 9, 2011February 12, 2014 Charlene V. Martoni 2336 Views Art Education, Barbara Blatner, Brenda Bufalino, Charlene Martoni, Charlene V. Martoni, Church St., Codhill Press, Communications and Media, Dennis Doherty, Disaster Mode, Frank Boyer, Howard Good, Inquiring Minds, Jumping Out of my Skin, kingston, Mary Felice, Medulla Publishing, Mike Zelensky, New Paltz, Nicholas Dubois, Pauline Uchmanowicz, Prose-poetry, Senryu, SUNY New Paltz, The Little Rebellion, Unitarian Church

Inquiring Minds, a local discount bookstore located off Church Street, hosted a poetry reading on Friday, Feb. 4. The event

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Help From the Hasbrouck Family

April 28, 2010February 26, 2011 Charlene V. Martoni 1918 Views Absolute Acapella, Alton Campbell, cashier, Charlene Martoni, Charlene V. Martoni, Darold Thompson, Director of Resident Dining, Diversity, Features, Graphic novelist, Hasbrouck Dining Hall, Hasbrouck family, Help From the Hasbrouck Family, Jennifer Axeman, Lee Wright, Nancy Feldsine, Patricia Cronnin, Rosie Resavento

Alton Campbell is a Hasbrouck employee by day, graphic novelist by night. He disguises himself with a blue or orange

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