Outta’ The Park

February 16, 2012 Andrew Wyrich 0

After missing several deadlines to submit required documentation, members of the Occupy New Paltz movement have been vacated from Hasbrouck Park. Village Board members unanimously voted to require the protesters to submit a park use permit, giving the group a deadline of Friday, Feb. 10 to leave the park that straddles […]

Sword-Wielding Student Subdued

February 9, 2012 Andrew Wyrich 3

An 18-year-old SUNY New Paltz student faces kidnapping and assault charges after holding students hostage in Deyo Hall with a sword, police said. Issac Doughty, a first-year student, held several students in a suite-style residence hall by brandishing a katana-style sword early Tuesday morning before authorities were able to apprehend him […]