New Paltz News

By Jim Motavalli As an auto writer who specializes in "green" cars, I have been regularly chastised for ignoring the breakthrough that will completely change transportation as we know it.

Dan Giesinger of The Sheeley House Bed & Breakfast, Puja Thomson of Roots & Wings and Kristina Hidalgo of Pine Haven Bed & Breakfast network at the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce November After-Hours Mixer, held recently at Bridge Creek Catering in New Paltz.

ULSTER COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR INPUT ON THE 2010 PROPOSED COUNTY BUDGET.

NEW PALTZ - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 163 Main St., will hold a Faith Forum on the role of faith communities in combating rural poverty at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Michael Turturro, an accountant at Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell, was the recent keynote speaker for the New Paltz College Business Consortium.

Vegan and vegetarian food still tends to get a bad rap, and Chefs Seth and Jenn Branitz know it.

When Norman Goluskin learned he'd been chosen as the top volunteer fundraiser in the Hudson Valley, he said he was honored - and a bit stunned.

The state's Board of Regents issued a wide-ranging plan Monday to strengthen training of teachers and induce them to teach in high-needs schools.

NEW PALTZ: Five people are scheduled to appear Tuesday in New Paltz Town Court on felony drug charges after they were accused of selling drugs in the New Paltz area.

Friday the 13th was an unlucky day for five New Paltz area people, who were all arrested and charged with drug trafficking.

NEW PALTZ - Playwright Mary Zimmerman's award-winning 'Metamorphoses' is more than a revisiting of Ovid's ancient text, it is a contemporary re-imagining of his timeless tales.[0xa0] 'Metamorphoses,' recipient of the 2002 Tony Award, Obie Award and Drama Desk Award, will be performed through Nov.

Myth means falsehood, as opposed to fact, for most moderns, but myth once told the story that explained the gods, creation and human behavior.

National Novel Writing Month is an annual event that challenges participants to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November.

NEW PALTZ - "Rethink Afghanistan," a documentary, will be screened free at 8 p.m. Nov.

Rob Barraco, the keyboard player for Dark Star Orchestra, recently spoke with this newspaper by phone.

The bottles of Lysol disinfectant spray are getting a good workout this fall in the off-campus housing where Marist College student Deanna Rodriguez lives.

Metromix has selected our three favorite places to eat in towns across the Hudson Valley, from wallet friendly to splurge worthy.

Allison Elizabeth Busby, New Paltz, and Matthew James Deshane, Norwood, are engaged to be married in September 2010.

The New Paltz Turkey Trot is an annual five kilometer walk/run on and near the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail which benefits Family of New Paltz , helping fund programs throughout the year.

NEW PALTZ Governor David Paterson Thursday announced nine items he wants addressed when he calls lawmakers back to Albany for a special session on November 10.