This site contains videos from the New Paltz News Show, as well as other videos, broadcast on the New Paltz Time Warner channel 23. If you want to host your own show or would like to be a guest on New Paltz News contact producer, Bill Mulcahy at: rockaway@prodigy.net
New Paltz News Video Index
The Latest!!
Rachel Lagodka interviews School Board member and Public Access TV Co-Chairperson, Don Kerr and Village Board member, Pete Healey. They discuss New Paltz public access TV, the Crossroads Project and other local political issues. Length: 1 hour
Rachel Lagodka interviews New Paltz High School activist student Dan Torres about his recent activities. Video has an news introduction by Bill Mulcahy and a fifteen minute video (28 minutes into the show) of the New Paltz Halloween Parade. Video may stop and start for 1st minute but works fine after that. Length: 1 hour
This committee oversees the operation of the New Paltz public access channel (Time Warner cable channel 23). This meeting discusses the use of a "Nexus" machine which will allow local control over the public access channel and the hiring of a person to program it. The recent controversy over an "excerpt" of a New Paltz Police Commission Meeting being broadcast on "our" public access channel is located 55 minutes into the video. Length: 1 hour and 35 Minutes - First few seconds has garbled audio and video.
The New Paltz Green Party sponsored this 9/25/08 talk on septic systems problems for homeowners. The guest speaker was Poughkeepsie-based engineer Russell Urban-Mead, CPG, who is a senior Hydrologist for Chazen Companies. Length: 2 hours - due to technical problems the program was uploaded out of sequence of taping.
New Paltz News: Rachel Lagodka Interviews Dennis Putman and David Porter. Rachel Lagodka interviews Dennis Putman and David Porter. David Porter has been active with fighting the infamous Crossroads Project.. Length: 1 Hour
New Paltz News: Rachel Lagodka Interviews Students. Rachel interviews a SUNY freshman on his impressions of New Paltz. Also interviewed are New Paltz Highschool student Mike Cerasaro and activist Matt Edge with a brief appearance by myself at the end. Length: 1 Hour
New Paltz Democrat Party Caucus for the purpose of selecting a democrat candidate for the remaining year of a Town Board member (Nick Cartagena) who resigned. I believe this was the first New Paltz party caucus that has ever been videotaped and aired on public access TV. It gives the viewers an idea how our political system works. Length: 1 Hour
/2008 Excerpts from Town Board meeting that dealt with the Crossroads Project Length: 50 minutes
/2008 2nd Planning Board public hearing on Crossroads Project held at the SUNY New Paltz Lecture Hall Town . The people of New Paltz again get to speak out about the biggest "mixed use" project ever to be proposed for New Paltz. Length: 2 hours
7/24/2008 New Paltz News - Rachel Lagodka interviews Mike Cerasaro, young local activist involved with fighting the Crossroads Project megadevelopment and other issues. Matt is a senior at New Paltz High School. 59 minutes
Bill Mulcahy interviews Ira Margolis on Crossroads, the "secret" Town and Gown meetings that the Town and Village has with SUNY and the police. Ira wants these meetings to be open to the public.
7/2008 Rachel Lagodka interviews Charlie West on the Crossroads Project megadevelopment. Mr. West lives near the proposed site and has some important information about it. 58 minutes
3/2008 1st Crossroads public hearing at the New Paltz Town Planning Board. The people of New Paltz get to speak out about the biggest "mixed use" project ever to be proposed for New Paltz. Length: 2 hours.
Rachel Lagodka hosts "The Great Debate" between a Social Democrat (SUNY Prof. Brian Obach) and a Libertarian (Igor Gembitsky) Length: 1 hour.
5/23/2008 Brittany Turner Interviews Susan Zimet Ulster County, New York, legislator Length - One Hour (First 20 seconds silent).
Rachel Lagodka interviews Donaldl Silberger, retiring SUNY New Paltz professor along with SUNY students. Length - One Hour