Author: Max Freebern
-
Safe Shelter is Not Always a Home
Two disabled homeless women struggle to survive and search for affordable housing, in Kingston, during a global pandemic.
-
Razor Thin Margin of Three Votes Leaves DA Race Uncertain
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 Ulster County Board of Elections,…
-
2020 New Paltz Town Budget Surpasses Last Year’s Tax Increase
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 submission deadline of November 20.…
-
Printmaker, New Paltz Alumnus, Artist Michael Velkovich Draws Inspiration from Being an Elementary Art Educator
Written by Max Freebern Edited and Packaged by Gillian Hamilton 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: On a sweltering Sunday morning in Saint Augustine, Florida, Michael Velkovich sits in front…
-
Life in the Bush of Ghosts: A Fraternity of Noise
Students in Professor Lisa Phillips’ Literature of Journalism class were assigned to immerse themselves in the unfamiliar. Here’s what they found: Max Freebern experiences the sounds of Noise music, something that confuses but intrigues him as he learns to listen to the odd noises. Matt Luczak sat hunched over his knee as he began to…