Author: Jesse Dillon
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New Paltz Alumnus and Artist Sevan Melikyan Journeyed from Turkey to America With a Dream to Become an Artist
Written by Jesse Dillon Edited and Packaged by The Little Rebellion Students in Professor Lindsay Lennon’s Feature Writing class were assigned interviews with New Paltz artists who were featured in Wired Gallery’s “Golden Age of New Paltz” exhibition. Here’s what they found: Sevan Melikyan is a native from Turkey who journeyed with the dream of…
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Antonio Delgado Looks to The Youth Vote
NEW PALTZ – Congressional candidate Antonio Delgado’s tour of the district made a stop at the State University of New York at New Paltz Thursday evening, where a crowd gathered inside the Student Union Building multipurpose room to hear him speak and ask questions. As the battle for New York’s 19th Congressional District comes to…
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A Dog Walk to Fight Hunger
NEW PALTZ – Charitable dog owners came together to collect food donations for a local pantry. Dozens of dogs and their owners gathered Sunday morning to stroll the Walkway Over the Hudson in an effort to collect food to be donated to the Family of New Paltz Food Pantry. The event was organized by New…
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New Paltz Protesters March Against Kavanaugh
NEW PALTZ – A women’s activist group organized a march against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Sept. 24 to protest his nomination. Protesters marched down Main Street in New Paltz holding signs that said, “Attempted Rape Is A Crime” and “KavaNOPE #TIMESUP.” Some of the protesters wore Handmaid’s outfits that are featured in the…
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Activists Protest Animal Testing in Kingston, NY
KINGSTON – NY Farm Animal Save, a group of animal rights activists, gathered outside Charles River Laboratories in Kingston to protest the inhumane treatment of animals undergoing tests on Sunday, Sept. 9. Cars slowed down on US-209 to read signs outside of Charles River Laboratories, an American pharmaceutical company that is under scrutiny for testing…