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THRUWAY SUSPENDS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, ENCOURAGES SAFE DRIVING "Buckle Up New York" Campaign In Effect Throughout Holiday Weekend Construction projects will be suspended on the New York State Thruway and safe driving enforcement efforts will be in place throughout the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Thruway Authority ... (more)

High-performing math and science teachers in four regions - the Mid-Hudson, the North County, western and central New York - will be chosen this fall for a $60,000 merit incentive over four years.

SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian and professional planner Graham Trelstad are newly appointed members of the Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress board of directors.

Two members of one Hudson Valley family are confident that their trip across the rain-slicked podium Sunday at SUNY New Paltz was a key to helping them stay afloat financially.

New Paltz ranked No. 2 in the Affordable College's Online list of the country's Top 50 affordable colleges with a high return on investment.

The newest political trend in New York involves corrupt state legislators attempting to curry favor with federal prosecutors by wearing wires to work.

Objective The State University of New York at New Paltz needed to expand its 1970 Student Union building by providing informal gathering spaces for students.

She'll be among a legion of mid-Hudsonites marching down the aisle this weekend to fetch college diplomas they hope will do more than decorate a wall.

It could get a lot more expensive to repay federally subsidized student loans. But U.S. Sen.

A memo, a highly charged political issue, some long-standing political hostilities.

The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the May 2013 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19, at 10 a.m. on the Old Main Quadrangle.

The reason: The village's main water supply will be turned off for at least 10 weeks in 2016 and 2017, and that's the sort of change that can't be addressed at the last minute.

Phyllis Larkin died peacefully on May 10, 2013 with her children by her side. She will be remembered as a devoted sister, mother and grandmother who provided her family with a model of resilience and independence.

The Boston Marathon bombings last month have cast an unwelcome if necessary shadow across SUNY New Paltz's upcoming undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies in the form of unprecedented "enhanced" security measures.

"There aren't a lot of remedies that exist," said Alderman Tom Hoffay, a Democrat.

Where is the Bach this weekend? Look no farther than Unison Arts Center in New Paltz, where violinist Helena Baillie - who was born in London and has played with numerous established names and groups - joins for a rundown of a Bach chaconne.

The New York political scene has been shaken up by the revelation that a former New York state senator sentenced to prison Thursday on corruption charges had recorded six of her colleagues as part of her cooperation with the FBI.

Consolidation in New Paltz could be a little trickier to pull off than village and town officials once thought.

Featured in todays Record Newswatch - postal workers and union members protest the proposed closing of the Stewart Airport mail distribution facility; members of the United University Professions union at SUNY New Paltz confront SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher with concerns over low pay and Town of Ulster police hunt for the thieves who made off with ... (more)

Rocco received 335 votes in a hotly contested race for two seats on the Village Board, a race that drew relatively high voter turnout for an off-year election.