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Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Section 9 girls cross county scores, schedule for the 2026 season (recordonline.com) — New Paltz High School girls cross country runners have a full 2026 slate, including home meets and trips to Pine Plains, Poughkeepsie, and major invitationals. Section 9’s master schedule lays out every league matchup, invitational, and championship date so families can track races all fall.
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2. Mid-Hudson Valley arrest report: July 23, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com) — A regional arrest report includes a New Paltz resident charged with multiple unlicensed operation offenses after a state police stop, alongside several DUI, larceny, and drug cases across Ulster and nearby counties. All individuals named are presumed innocent unless proven guilty, and most were released with appearance tickets for local courts.
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3. Kingston Planning Board gets first look at Midtown housing project (dailyfreeman.com) — Developers behind Kingston’s proposed Parkline apartments are the same nonprofit team building the Harmony Hall senior housing project in the town of New Paltz, tying local affordable housing efforts together. The Kingston plan includes 71 income‑restricted units, ground‑floor commercial space, on‑site parking, and environmental cleanup, amid debate over what counts as truly affordable rent.
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4. SUNY New Paltz alumnus accused of planned attack at Manhattan federal building (hudsonvalleyone.com) — A SUNY New Paltz graduate has been ordered held without bail after allegedly setting gasoline and fireworks ablaze outside a Manhattan federal building that houses ICE and FBI offices, causing minor injuries. The report details the charges, his military background, mental health concerns, and a judge’s decision to keep him in federal custody pending psychiatric evaluation.
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