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Our Fragile Democracy

Our Fragile Democracy

Kingston Abolishes Police Department; Replaces It With Civil Goat Patrol

KINGSTON- Unprecedented nationwide protests calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism following the death of George Floyd have caused many cities to re-imagine their approach to law …

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Our Fragile Democracy

Coyote Elected Mayor of New Paltz

The coyote, a 68lb, 3-and-a-half-year-old male whose den is located in the North Manheim Woods, successfully defeated incumbent Tim Rogers by a vote of 33 to 26. 

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Anti-Trump Rap by Another New Paltz Cop Has Some Crying Hypocrisy

NEW PALTZ- A recently unearthed rap video by yet another New Paltz cop has some critics accusing the town of hypocrisy. Just days after suspending Officer Robert Sisco for posting …

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Trump Invites Rapping New Paltz Cop to Perform at Republican Convention 

WASHINGTON, DC— Just days after he posted a rap that led to accusations of transphobia, New Paltz Police Officer Robert Sisco received word that the president had seen his video …

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Mid-Hudson Bridge Renamed for Andrew Cuomo

HIGHLAND- The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge is no more. From now on, the span connecting Poughkeepsie and Highland will be known as “The Andrew M. Cuomo Mid-Hudson Bridge.” The …

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Upstate New York Secedes

The new state flag.  SYRACUSE- From Buffalo to Schenectady, Lake Placid to Peekskill, the bells of disunion are tolling.  “The tea has been thrown overboard; the revolution of 2020 has …

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Final Hudson Valley business owner adds Bernie meme to social media

KINGSTON- It took nearly a week, but as of today every Hudson Valley business with a social media presence has posted a cutout of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders from inauguration …

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Local Drug Dealers Praise Bail Reform Law

POUGHKEEPSIE- Local drug dealers say New York State’s new bail reform law, which forbids judges from requiring bail for all but the most serious violent crimes, has been great for …

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“First He Said OK, Then He Called Me Boomer”- New Paltz Dems Detail Age-Discrimination Claims

NEW PALTZ- Last week’s announcement that seven of the 16 members of the New Paltz Democratic Committee were resigning citing age discrimination sent shock waves through town, but also left …

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From the archives

  • Kingston Rebuilds Stockade to Keep Out Potentially Infectious TouristsKingston Rebuilds Stockade to Keep Out Potentially Infectious Tourists
  • Report: No One Should Really Be Living in Upstate New YorkReport: No One Should Really Be Living in Upstate New York
  • Five Great Hudson Valley Destinations for City Dwellers to Ride Out the Pandemic Five Great Hudson Valley Destinations for City Dwellers to Ride Out the Pandemic 
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