Author: Charlene V. Martoni
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Extracurricular Yoga
Yoga is a popular extracurricular activity at SUNY New Paltz. The Athletic and Wellness Center on campus offers students free weekly yoga classes, and many students also attend meetings of the school’s Yoga Club. Whether they are beginners or advanced yogis, SUNY New Paltz students cultivate their yoga interests by joining together to exercise. New…
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Maple Sugar Season Kicks Off with a Sawing Song
Chris Iversen, manager of the Brook Farm Project in New Paltz, teaches volunteers a work song to sing as they saw wood. The maple sugaring prep work and potluck took place Feb. 23. Video by Charlene V. Martoni.
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Undiscovered New Paltz: The Carmine Liberta Bridge, History Preserved in Panorama
Past the shops and eateries of New Paltz, Main Street winds down to a small truss bridge that carries Route 299 over the Wallkill River. The structure serves as a scenic connection between the lively town and the golden fields that roll toward the Shawangunk Ridge. The overpass, originally constructed as a covered bridge in 1845,…