Mid Hudson Times Dec. 06 2017 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 20 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 New Windsor Town Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 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. CORRECTION Ticket prices for the current show at the Clove Creek Dinner Theatre are $70 and $65 for seniors. The prices were incorrect in last week’s Times. 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, N.Y. 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mid Hudson Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550. Newburgh’s Star Project looks to expand By LAUREN BERG Newburgh residents may have seen Mason Wartman on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, owner of a Philadelphia pizza shop made famous for its pay-it-forward policy. This past October, members of the community group We Are Newburgh decided to implement Wartman’s concept here in Newburgh on a bigger scale. Already 12 Newburgh restaurants and eateries are participating in a local pay- it-forward program, which founders Damian DePauw and Edwin Martinez have named the Star Project. DePauw first heard of Wartman’s pay- it-forward idea years ago, but it wasn’t until this fall that he teamed up with Martinez, another member of the We Are Newburgh community group, to develop the concept for Newburgh. Customers of participating Star Project businesses can choose to donate a monetary amount towards food for someone in need. This amount will be posted as a sticky note on a bulletin board (often with an encouraging note) which a homeless or needy person can take and use to redeem for a coffee, bagel, sandwich, or full meal, depending on the donation. Participating bus