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  Town of New Paltz - Comprehensive Master Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
New Paltz is located in Ulster County in the Mid-Hudson Region of New York State on the eastern side of the Shawangunk Mountains.
The shape is roughly that of a trapezoid with the incorporated Village of New Paltz occupying an irregular shaped, 1.7 square mile section in the center of the community, on the east bank of the Wallkill River.
New Paltz is bounded by the Town of Gardiner on the south, the Towns of Rochester and Marbletown on the west, the Towns of Rosendale and Esopus on the north and the Town of Lloyd on the east.
www.townofnewpaltz.org /ComprehensiveMasterPlan.htm   (7790 words)

  
 New Paltz (village), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Paltz is a village in Ulster County in the U.S. state of New York.
In the village the population was spread out with 6.9% under the age of 18, 58.7% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 10.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
New Paltz was the place in which the character Penny Johnson (Cynthia Rhodes) got an abortion in the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, which was set in the early 1960s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Paltz_(village),_New_York   (1419 words)

  
 State U. of New York, New Paltz - Haggerty English Language Program
New Paltz is home to 8,600 residents, it peacefully sits between the historic Hudson River and the grand Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains and provides some of the most spectacular countryside scenery on the American east coast.
The New Paltz community is surrounded by rich, lush farmlands of the Wallkill River Valley and scores of apple orchards and vineyards, making the region one of the leading apple-growing and winemaking areas in the United States.
New Paltz is most famous for being home to Huguenot Street, the oldest street in the United States attracting visitors to tour original 17th century stone houses.
www.studyusa.com /factshts/newpaltz.asp?s=21   (1017 words)

  
 New York Apartments
The Empire State is most famous for New York City, not technically the state capital, but without a doubt one of the most important cities in the country and in the world.
New York State's overall cost of living is 20% above the national average, with housing costs bearing the brunt of it at 40% above the average.
New York City is the main culprit of these high numbers; it's difficult to find affordable apartments for rent in the city, especially in popular boroughs Manhattan and Brooklyn, unless you're lucky enough to have a high-paying job, independent wealth or multiple roommates willing to squish in to tiny studio apartments.
www.rent.com /rentals/new-york   (783 words)

  
 newpaltz.org - History of New Paltz
New Paltz was founded in 1677 by French Huguenots who had taken refuge in what is now Mannheim, Germany for a few years before coming to America.
New Paltz was dominated for over 150 years by the 12 partners and their heirs, referred to as the Twelve Men or the Duzine--who had acquired the royal patent of over 33,000 acres, which stretched all the way from the Shawangunk Mountains to the Hudson River.
The Village of New Paltz was incorporated in 1887.
www.newpaltz.org /historynp.html   (426 words)

  
 village voice > nyclife > The Queer Issue by Danial Adkison
New York State's highest court could decide as soon as this week whether to give gay and lesbian couples the right to marry.
An amendment to New York's state constitution would be tough to attain: It would require a majority of two consecutive sessions of the legislature before the issue is sent to voters.
Copyright © 2006 Village Voice LLC, 36 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003 The Village Voice and Voice are registered trademarks of Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC.
www.villagevoice.com /nyclife/0625,adkison,73593,15.html   (1956 words)

  
 New Village Journal: Greenmarket
Four days a week Union Square in New York City is home to a farmers’ market, one of the 28 locations in the five boroughs where fresh farm products are sold.
The farmers began at the markets thinking New York City was crime ridden and that its residents were unfriendly and snobbish.
New York state has legislated farmland protection through such tools as agricultural districting of millions of acres and purchasing of developments rights.
www.newvillage.net /Journal/Issue2/2greenmarket.html   (2133 words)

  
 UUA News & Events: New York Coverage for Equal Marriage is a Civil Right   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On July 6, 2006, the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, ruled that prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying was not a violation of the state's Constitution.
On December 8, 2005, a New York State Appellate Court overturned a ruling that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
The charges raised new questions about the separation of church and state, since the ministers were performing religious services for the couples similar to others which have been performed throughout the world by clergy of many faiths for decades.
www.uua.org /news/2004/freedomtomarry/newyork.html   (1787 words)

  
 JURIST - Paper Chase: New York appeals court upholds ban on New Paltz same-sex marriages
West was tried for violating New York's domestic relations law [JURIST report], but has repeatedly argued that he was attempting to uphold the constitutional rights of gay couples.
The appellate court has also been hearing individual cases brought by same-sex couples who were refused marriage licenses, some of which are expected to go to New York's high court to make the final determination on whether the state will allow same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive].
Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news weblog, powered by a team of 20 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /paperchase/2005/10/new-york-appeals-court-upholds-ban-on.php   (366 words)

  
 New Paltz one-page sight-seeing guide
New Paltz is part of a community of historic towns dating back to the 17th Century.
Visit Kingston, the original capital of New York State, and take the picture quiz (sample at left).
Through visits to each other's communities, students and business people in New Paltz and Osa are becoming more familiar with each other and building a deepening relationship.
www.getawaythehudson.com /abouttown/newpaltz/default.htm   (458 words)

  
 CNN.com - New York town's mayor marries same-sex couples - Feb. 28, 2004
The same-sex marriage controversy moved to a tiny Hudson River village, where the mayor of New Paltz, New York, began performing same-sex marriages Friday.
The New York State Health Department questioned West's decision, arguing that the state's domestic relations law does not allow marriage between same-sex couples.
New York Gov. George Pataki has not commented publicly on West's decision, but he said Wednesday that state marriage laws state that "marriage is between a man and a woman."
www.cnn.com /2004/US/Northeast/02/27/ny.samesex.marriage/index.html   (738 words)

  
 Rock Climbing school, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
An hour and a half north of New York City lies one of the nation’s premier rock climbing epicenters and a location of the EMS Climbing School.
The Shawangunks or the ‘Gunks’ is nestled into the quiet little village of New Paltz, New York, in the beautiful Hudson Valley.
From New York City and south, head north on the NY State Thruway to exit 18 "New Paltz".
www.emsclimb.com /locations_new_paltz.htm   (373 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Mayor of New York village marries gay couples   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) — Twenty-one gay couples exchanged wedding vows on the steps of village hall Friday in a spirited ceremony that opened another front on the growing national debate over gay marriage.
As the ceremonies by 26-year-old Mayor Jason West were ending, the state Health Department asked the attorney general to seek an injunction "to prevent further illegal conduct by the mayor," a department spokesman said.
As word of the New Paltz ceremonies spread Thursday, the number of couples seeking to marry quickly tripled to 12, and the mayor set up a waiting list on the village's web site.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-02-27-ny-marriages_x.htm   (901 words)

  
 New York Blade Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One day after the New York Times reported that the Social Security Administration was refusing to recognize marriage documents issued to heterosexual couples in the Village of New Paltz, N.Y., the agency suddenly announced that it would recognize the certificates.
In New York, villages are subsumed by towns, which often share the same name.
New Paltz entered the national spotlight earlier this year when it joined a number of other municipalities across the country that issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
www.newyorkblade.com /2004/12-24/news/localnews/newpaltz.cfm   (757 words)

  
 Ulster County Real Estate: Ulster County Homes in Kingston NY, Woodstock NY, New Paltz & Saugerties
As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,034.
The village of New Paltz was established in 1678.
Prior to the establishment of the village, Native American tribes were living in the area.
www.agentpanelgold.com /agents/ulstercountyhomes/custompages_reports.php?key=m50261   (1045 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - N.Y. Gay-Marriage Mayor Charged With 19 Counts - U.S. & World
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The village's mayor was charged Tuesday with 19 criminal counts for performing weddings for gay couples, an act of defiance that thrust the small community into the national debate over same-sex marriage.
In New Paltz, the mayor's punishment for the misdemeanor, absent jail, could run from a $25 to $500 fine.
Williams said his charges do not hinge on whether gay marriage is legal in New York, only that the weddings were performed for couples who did not have marriage licenses.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,113086,00.html   (1095 words)

  
 Same-Sex Weddings Bring Division to an Upstate Village
NEW PALTZ, N.Y., Feb. 29 - Until the past few days, this Hudson Valley hamlet was the kind of place where residents often waved to strangers across Main Street and where diverse views on social issues were tolerated, if not downright encouraged.
A New Paltz official said the village Web site had received 18,000 hits in the last three days, more than in the last two years.
And after Mayor West asked for help from other people legally permitted to solemnize weddings in the village, a justice of the peace and a city clerk from upstate New York volunteered their services, according to Rebecca Rotzler, a village trustee.
www.nytimes.com /2004/03/01/nyregion/01gay.html?ex=1393563600&en=b408c80cea0030bc&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND   (1134 words)

  
 American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Congratulates Same-Sex Couples Married by Mayor Today in Upstate New York
NEW PALTZ, NY - Mayor Jason West of New Paltz, New York made his village the first town on the East Coast to perform marriages for same-sex couples this morning.
There are 46,490 same-sex couples living in the same household in New York State, according to the 2000 U.S. Census.
New Paltz is a village of about 6,000 people and is located about 75 miles north of New York City.
www.aclu.org /lgbt/relationships/11924prs20040227.html   (473 words)

  
 New Paltz New York CT Hotels & Motels
The Village is a favorite among tourists and locals alike.
If fine dining is on your menu, eastern New York hosts many restaurants that have been listed in fine dining guides throughout the country, where chefs have studied their entire lives to master recipes to tantalize your taste buds.
In New York State, Lake George celebrates Americade which is one of the largest Motorcycle Events in New England.
www.culinarymenus.com /ct_hotels_inns/hotels/us-ny-new-paltz.html   (527 words)

  
 New Paltz -- Ulster county -- New York state -- Bike Hudson Valley
New Paltz North : Trail + Roads -- 15 miles.
New Paltz South : Trail + Roads -- 17 miles.
New Paltz South - Rail Trail (Wallkill - Horse Farm variation) -- 30 miles, gentle-to-moderate.
www.roberts-1.com /bikehudson/p/new_paltz_ny/index.htm   (649 words)

  
 Town of New Paltz - Assessor's Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If you are a long-time resident of New Paltz, please know that we are committed to maintaining fair and equitable assessments for all properties on our rolls.
If we have received notice that you recently purchased property in New Paltz and you are a new arrival to our community, we extend a warm welcome to you and our hearty congratulations.
All property in the Town and Village is assessed each year as to its value on this date.  The value could change from year to year if there are any significant changes in the market, or there are any significant changes to the property, such as an addition.
www.townofnewpaltz.org /Assessor.htm   (999 words)

  
 village voice > news > Plotzing in New Paltz by Alisa Solomon
In 1997, New Paltz's women's studies conference—that year bearing the theme "The Challenges of Women's Sexual Freedom"—drew heat from SUNY trustee Candace de Russy and tabloid editorialists for including sessions on s/m and sex toys among its 25 panels.
Even so, New Paltz's dean of liberal arts and sciences, Jerry Benjamin, would not commit university foundation funds to the conference, whose budget is about $4000.
When the Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi—a moderate who denounces suicide bombings and calls for a return to negotiations—was scheduled to speak at the University of Colorado earlier this month, flyers circulated around campus equating her with Osama bin Laden; Jewish community activists said she should not be granted a platform.
www.villagevoice.com /issues/0239/solomon.php   (1093 words)

  
 New Paltz Green Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Please bring a new, unwrapped toy, book or somesuch for a child [the need is especially for boy`s toys] 12 and under to the Green Party meeting, 7:30 PM, December 13,Village Hall, or call Margaret [845]750-0764 for drop off or pick up information.
The New Paltz Green Party was formed in 1996, running candidates for local, county and state office.
In 2003, New Paltz elected the first Green Party members to public office in New York State when Jason West was elected Mayor and Rebecca Rotzler elected Village Trustee.
www.newpaltzgreens.org   (224 words)

  
 Old maps of Ulster County towns, New York
Historical village map of Shandaken Centre, New York (NY), reproduced from the 1875 Atlas of Ulster County, published by F. Beers.
Historical village map of Rosendale village and Lawrenceville, New York (NY), reproduced from the 1875 Atlas of Ulster County, published by F. Beers.
Historical town map of New Paltz, New York (NY), reproduced from the 1875 Atlas of Ulster County, published by F. Beers.
oldmapsne.com /catalog.htm?category=Maps+of+New+York~Ulster+County+Maps   (1401 words)

  
 village voice > news > Bush's Gay Marriage Ban by Richard Goldstein
He contends that New York's marriage law is gender neutral, and therefore the mayor should let the weddings begin.
But after recent events in San Francisco and New Paltz, every "honorable" in New York politics is being forced to take a stand.
Between their vulnerability and their ambition, New York politicians are a calculating lot, and that goes for out-and-proud pols as well.
www.villagevoice.com /issues/0409/goldstein.php   (1835 words)

  
 Dozen Distinctive Destinations | New Paltz, New York
A hip college town with a proud history, New Paltz (pop.
In the fall, New Paltz comes alive for foliage watchers, apple and pumpkin pickers and wine enthusiasts who tour the area's many vineyards.
"New Paltz is a delightful community in a beautiful setting," said National Trust President Richard Moe.
www.nationaltrust.org /dozen_distinctive_destinations/list.asp?i=66   (308 words)

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