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Rough Seas Make Better Sailors

February 9, 2012 Suzy Berkowitz 0

Creating The Years on the Boat wasn’t exactly smooth sailing, but after almost two years, local New Paltz band Fairweather Friends released their first full-length album. On board are three musicians: Adir Cohen (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, bass), Jed Kosiner (drums, percussion, vocals) and Geoff Diamond (bass). Fairweather Friends celebrated their album debut Saturday, Feb. 4 at Bacchus Restaurant where they performed and sold copies of the new release. “Honestly, the entire process of making this album was worlds more complex than I had ever expected,” Cohen said. “Nonetheless, it […]

Jumping In

February 9, 2012 Kaycia Sailsman 0

The New Paltz Women’s Swim team has made a splash in the SUNYAC conference with a current 9-3 overall record, despite saying goodbye to a gifted graduating class in 2011. The success of the season so far has made them the team to beat in the conference, especially after besting last year’s Conference-winning SUNY Geneseo with a meet score of 182-150. Head Coach Scott Whitbeck said he hadn’t initially thought the team would do as well as they had last season, but knew his team could rise to the challenge. “I did not expect this team to perform as well as they did, especially after graduating six really good seniors,” Whitbeck said. […]