Local engineering companies and community colleges are teaming up to promote STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) education in the Hudson Valley to match students’ knowledge with the requirements of the competitive workforce. This solution might be considered long term, but it tackles a problem that has been brewing for years […]
unemployment
Kevin Halcott was hired as a dishwasher and busboy at the Main St. Bistro in New Paltz, N.Y. after dealing with a struggle many Americans know all too well: unemployment. The 26 year-old of Ulster County resident was unemployed from August of 2013 to February of 2014. “I did a […]
Whenever I take my long curly hair out from underneath my backwards hat at the dinner table, by request of my grandfather, he always imparts a piece of advice: “One day you’re going to have to stop living in LaLa Land and face real life.” Thanksgiving and Christmas are always […]
