NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Commencement ceremonies celebrating the 2024 graduating class at SUNY New Paltz went without a hitch on Saturday following a recent decision to move indoors for “safety reasons” after mass arrests on campus at the beginning of the month.Hundreds of undergraduates and their families attended two ceremonies, one at 9 a.m. and […]
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Two opposing events, one in support of Palestine and the other of Israel, took place on East Market Street on Sunday. The demonstrations followed an Instagram post condemning Israel that was shared by Joseph Dalu, the Palestinian-American owner of Le Petit Bistro.Dalu reposted a profanity-laden Instagram post that condemned Israel, its prime […]
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — More than a hundred community members, students, and activists demonstrated in support of Palestine on Saturday in response to the arrest of 133 people at a pro-Palestine encampment on the SUNY New Paltz campus on Thursday night.The protest, described by organizers as a “community outrage demonstration,” took place in front of […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The victim of a recent murder in Kerhonkson was dismembered, officials said at a press conference on Friday. At the conference, police formally announced the indictment of Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, accused of killing and dismembering Alberta Dale, 44, of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Foy was arrested on April 3. Authorities did not […]
KERHONKSON, N.Y. Cannabis growers and retailers attending Saturday’s New York Small Farma’s Supply Chain Forum were optimistic about the legal product’s future in the state. “I feel like we’re getting there,” said Vinny Marine, cultivation manager at Canna Cure Farms in Glens Falls in Warren County. “There’s a lot of bodegas and some illicit […]