Tag: local
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Metzger Concedes in Close Race for 42nd Senate District
Republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette Sen. Jen Metzger on Tuesday conceded the race for the 42nd State Senate District following a prolonged count of mail-in ballots in the Hudson Valey and Catskills. Three weeks after Election Day, most of the approximately 30,000 absentee and affidavit ballots have been counted. Metzger, a first-term Democrat,…
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Coronavirus Update: A Short Film
As part of her digital storytelling class with SUNY New Paltz Professor Kimberly Ruth, Megan Wilson has developed this short film about the novel coronavirus.
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An Important Message From The Little Rebellion
Dear Readers, March is over and we’ve finally made it to April; can you believe it? With present times being so incredibly uncertain, we both have never been so confused with our emotions or our place in the world in our entire lives. This is an extremely difficult time for everyone and The Little Rebellion…
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The Not So Suite Life
By Kevin Durk The G13 suite on the ground floor of Mohonk Hall at SUNY New Paltz is just like any other college friend group. “We definitely have a reputation for being a party room. That’s one of the reasons we decided to move into the suite together,” said Quinn Stevenson, one of the residents…
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Diverse Drag Dominates the New Paltz Scene
By Lara Morales “I’ve never seen a line to get into Snugs” was a sentiment that was echoed by many who passed by the unusually busy dive bar. While the bar was fairly popular amongst locals and students, there was a clear reason that there was a huge turnout tonight: a drag show. The drag…
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Local New Paltz Record Store Continues To Survive In An Ever-Changing Industry
Jack’s Rhythms proves that small record stores can coexist with streaming service giants By Nicholas Califra Music is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. While the easy accessibility of subscription streaming services, like Spotify and Apple Music, made up $5.9 billion of the industry’s revenue in 2019, vinyl records and CDs still prove to be…
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Lagusta Cooks up Compassion in her Vegan Chocolate Shop and Cafes
By Maggie Gibson If there was ever a place in town that perfectly showcases the “New Paltz” style, it’s the Commissary. The room is filled with flowy outfits and pixie cuts. The whole staff is so cute that it’s impossible to make eye contact while ordering. Customers case the room trying to decide what’s more…
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Hauntings and History Meet at Huguenot Street
Story edited by 2017 Multimedia Editing class Historic stone houses, candlelit tours and centuries-old ghostly tales will converge for a final time this weekend at Haunted Huguenot Street in New Paltz. Mortals are brought on an hour-long evening tour that not only frightens but educates visitors on the history of the first settlers of New…
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Mornings at the Main Street Bistro
Photos by Avery Seyler-Wetzel Edited by Matt Apuzzo and Avery Seyler-Wetzel
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State Facilities Should be Buying from the Backyard, Group Says
March 27, 2014 As the state’s closure of four upstate prisons pushes forward, a group dedicated to closing prisons and boosting agriculture upstate is pushing for a bill that encourages state facilities to purchase locally grown products. The group Milk Not Jails staged a “picnic” on the Million Dollar Staircase in the Capitol on Monday…
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Musicians Sans Frontieres Aims to Change Local Music Scene in New Paltz
By Gabriela Jeronimo In New Paltz, local shows usually take place in somebody’s small, dark basement or at the bars in town after midnight. This limits audiences and excludes those under the legal drinking age. Musicians Sans Frontieres is a non-profit group that aims to change the local music scene in New Paltz. Musicians Sans…
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New Paltz Takes Pride in Locally Grown Food
We always see the farmers market in front of the Lecture Center on Thursdays. We can also see them by the 36 Main Restaurant and Wine Bar parking lot on Sundays. That’s not the only kind of local business our farmers get. Much of the New Paltz food industry has taken a lot of pride…
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Local Food Campus Dining
The dining services on campus have bought a variety of local food products, from wheat berries to potato knishes, for SUNY New Paltz students. But that’s just not enough for one SUNY New Paltz club. Students for Sustainable Agriculture (SSA) strives to give students healthier options by offering food grown and produced by local farmers.…