Mid Hudson Times Aug. 30 2017

T IMES NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FIRST-PLACE AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE, 2016 MID HUDSON Vol. 29, No 35 3 AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 New Windsor Community Day 3 ONE DOLLAR Godbacks gear up Page 40 Page 20 SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR No room for big barges Law sets up barrier to Hudson River anchorages Clean Water Project demands DoD take action on PFOS Calls for protection of city drinking watershed By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] Carl Aiello A U.S. Coast Guard plan to build ten anchorage sites on the Hudson River between Yonkers and Kingston has been suspended. By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that blocks a proposal by the U.S. Coast Guard to build ten anchorage sites along a 70-mile stretch between Yonkers and Kingston on the Hudson River. The anchorages would have provided stops for large ships and barges travelling to and from the Port of New York. “The original proposal is effectively Continued on page 4 WWW.MIDHUDSONTIMES.COM Clean-water advocates met at the Board of Education Auditorium over the weekend to discuss the next steps in an effort to spur the U.S. Department of Defense into action to stop the flow of PFOS entering the City of Newburgh drinking watershed. “The Department of Defense must stop the flow of PFOS and other contaminants from Stewart Air National Guard Base,” said Riverkeeper Chief of Staff Deborah Brown. “This must occur as soon as possible.... before Newburgh resumes drawing its water from Washington Lake.” Brown outlined several clear and specific action steps at a meeting of the Newburgh Clean Water Project on Saturday. “Stop the release of PFOS into Continued on page 3