Category: "Features"

Pretty In Ink Makes Its Mark

After the birth of her second child, Stacey Byford shifted from her law practice of 15 years to providing the public with everlasting flushed faces and bedroom eyes. Byford is now a permanent makeup artist for her own business called Pretty In Ink. She has several locations throughout New York and New Jersey and all of the equipment is portable so she can work out of her clients’ homes. However, Byford said she is proud of her new storefront which opened nine [...]

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Mardi Gras Comes to New Paltz

Decals of Bourbon Street and men playing soulful sounds on the saxophone lined the walls. Streamers and balloons were strung in the traditional colors of purple, gold and green, representing justice, power and faith. The smells of authentic jambalaya and gumbo filled the room as kids of all ages joined in the festivities. On Saturday, [...]

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RecycleMania Returns

RecycleMania is an eight-week competition taking place across the U.S. and Canada with the goal of increasing awareness for sustainability issues and  recycling, Kelly Drummond, current event coordinator for the Recycling club, said in a blog post at greenthinking.newpaltz.edu. The competition is not only between different universities, but also each residence hall and the winning [...]

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