The Seattle Mariners dark blue and green uniforms (another one of my personal favorites) were adopted in 1993 and remain the Northwest's most recognizable baseball jersey to date. (Photo courtesy of ...

In many of the Hudson Valley’s haunted locations, there have been reports of ghostly apparitions. (Photo courtesy of Mookie Forcella) October is the time for autumn leaves, pumpkin spice lattes and ...

My first year of college. Frat party. I was standing against a wall, sipping tap water from a solo cup and talking to a girl standing next to me. We talked back and forth for 20 minutes, yelling over ...

On Dec. 16, one of the founding members of New Paltz Accountability (NPA) shared an infographic on her Instagram story highlighting her religious and cultural views on Israel. Those views did not ...

After an 11-month long investigation, New York State Attorney General Letitia James convicted 12 defendants in a recently-busted Hudson Valley drug trafficking ring. At the center of the drug ring was ...

Thrifting is a game when it comes to New Paltz. Photo courtesy of Greta Hahn. It’s Sunday morning, 11 a.m., and you’re sweatily sandwiched between the button-downs and graphic tees at Salvation Army, ...

Parents spoke at the board meeting about their concerns on March 19. Photo Courtesy of rawpixel.com. On March 19, parents, students and staff spoke during a New Paltz Central School District (NPCSD) ...

As the seasons begin to change from fall to winter, the music that plays in my ears also begins to change to reflect the aesthetic of a midwest winter. There is something so strangely comforting to me ...

This unconventional car is breaking the boundaries of the car scene. Photo Courtesy of Alli Dempsey. It’s a sunny weekday afternoon and you’ve left campus, waiting at the red light that intersects ...

“Except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” This is the exception in the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which has permitted the continuation of forced ...

Paltz Encounters is for New Paltzers to share special encounters, humorous anecdotes, quirky observations and memories on-campus and off that highlight New Paltz’s charm and spirit. Whether you are ...

The following books are under review and subject to be banned. The Granbury Independent School District (GISD) in Texas has pulled 130 books from school libraries for review by a committee for ...