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Vol. 28, No 16
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Stop-the-violence forum focuses on solutions
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
The City of Newburgh is reeling from a spate of recent
shootings that have left residents shaken, several people
injured and one man dead.
William
Street
building
crumbling
City officials, pastors and citizens gathered at the Boys
and Girls Club of Newburgh on Thursday for a stopthe-violence forum exploring possible solutions to the
problem.
“Are you willing to do whatever it takes to stop the
madness?” Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy asked the
audience. “Our young people are taking their anger out
on each other. Then, they take it out on somebody at
random. It’s madness. It’s civil anarchy.”
The forum took place two days after a 17-year-old
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Rites of Spring
Demolition imminent
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
A dilapidated building on William
Street has become structurally unstable.
The building, located near the corner
of Hasbrouck Street, is dropping bricks
onto the sidewalk. City officials say the
building will soon be demolished. The
area surrounding the structure was closed
to cars and pedestrians late last month.
“Right now, we’re putting emergency
documents together to effect that
demolition,” City Manager Michael
Ciaravino said last week.
The badly-deteriorated, brick building
was boarded up and covered with graffiti
last week. Bricks were strewn on the
sidewalk in the front of what was left
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Alex Dembinsky of the Yankees fires a pitch at the Town of Newburgh Little League Complex Saturday. Other opening-day photos are on
page 44.
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