Mid Hudson Times Aug. 02 2017 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 New Windsor Town Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 Newburgh City Council Work Session, 6 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. MONDAY, AUGUST 14 Newburgh City Council meeting. 7 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. Newburgh Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 PHONE: 845-561-0170, FAX: 845-561-3967 Emails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Mid Hudson Times, (USPS 000-5947) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, NY 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY. Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mid Hudson Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. Café planned for Downing Park shelter house By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] Downing Park will soon have its very own café. To be located inside the park shelter house, the new café will be set in one the most picturesque parts of the city. “Our goal is to bring recreation back to the park,” said café proprietor Stephen Sinnott. The park was the picture of summer on a late afternoon earlier this month. Weeping willows swayed in a light breeze and baby ducklings huddled at the edge of Polly Pond. A few snapping turtles craned their necks above the water’s surface not far away. The City of Newburgh has agreed to sign a lease agreement for Sinnott and his wife Katie to operate the Olmstead Vaux Shelter House Café from inside the 80-year-old stone building. The goal is to have the café up and running sometime in the fall, Sinnott said. The café will serve artisanal coffee, as well as teas, pastries and ice cream. Once a small kit