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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
‘One shining light’
St. Francis renames food pantry in honor of Deacon Jack
Chair’s term ended in 2014
By SHANTAL RILEY
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City of Newburgh Civil Service
Commission Chairman Richard Gadbois’
term ended two years ago. His term ended,
according to commission Administrator
Michelle Mills, in May of 2014.
Mills said Gadbois is working on a
month-to-month basis. But, when asked
in a telephone interview Monday if this
was allowed under Civil Service Law,
Mills hung up.
Mills and members of the commission
are under pressure lately amid questions
regarding the commission’s functions
and whether their meetings follow the
state Open Meetings Law.
These questions were discussed openly
in a Newburgh City Council meeting
last Thursday. “How are the meetings
being advertised and how do they comply
with the Open Meetings Law?” asked
Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy.
Some of the mayor’s other questions
included, “Where are the minutes?
How does the public get access to those
records? What is the meeting schedule
for this year?”
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Deacon Jack Seymour is greeted by friends on Sunday.
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Jeannine McCauley read from
a recognition plaque Sunday at a
ceremony to rename the St. Francis
Food Pantry the Deacon Jack Seymour
Food Pantry in honor of her father,
Deacon Jack Seymour.
“In 1997, as the Deacon of St. Francis,
you had the inspiration to reach out and
help those in need by creating the St.
Francis Food Pantry,” she said.
The ceremony honored Seymour
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and celebrated the growth of the St.
Francis of Assisi Church Parish in
the City of Newburgh. The Catholic
church operates the pantry with support
from community donations, grants and
supplies from the Food Bank of the
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