New Paltz’s ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory was lifted overnight after the municipal water system was flushed and its water re-tested. The advisory was put in place Monday morning after residents complained their tap water smelled like kerosene or natural gas. Testing by the state Department of Health after the flushing “showed no detectable levels of…
A “few hundred gallons” of oil leaked from a severed fuel line 500 feet from a New Paltz reservoir this winter, the suspected cause of the community’s petroleum-scented water that prompted officials to issue a ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory Monday morning. However, eight water samples tested so far – four by the New York State…
New Paltz’s elementary schools, middle school and high school will re-open with regular schedules Wednesday despite an on-going ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory for the community. Residents of both the Town and Village of New Paltz were advised early Monday to not use tap water for drinking, cooking, or making ice after residents complained over the…
The potential cause of the tainted water was discovered Wednesday. For the latest, click here. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is investigating a potential spill at a local New Paltz reservoir as SUNY New Paltz cancelled classes and ordered all students to leave campus because of an ongoing ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory for…
A second water tanker is scheduled to arrive in New Paltz after officials told residents not to drink their tap water earlier Monday. Residents of both the Town and Village of New Paltz were advised not use tap water for drinking, cooking, or making ice after residents complained over the weekend it smelled of gas.…
For the latest update on this developing story, Click Here Residents in the Town and Village of New Paltz were told Monday to not their drink tap water as authorities continue to investigate a noxious odor first discovered late Saturday. The advisory applies to everyone in the Town and Village Water Districts. Residents are advised…
One of the “Crosswalk Four” arrested last week for allegedly spray-painting their own unsanctioned crosswalks in Hudson said the city’s system was “busted” for not addressing residents’ and politicians’ concerns about the intersection. Peter Spear, Hudson Fourth Ward Supervisor Linda Mussmann, Claudia Bruce, and Rev. Ed Cross, a former Hudson Ward Supervisor, were arrested Oct.…