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Vol. 30, No. 52
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DECEMBER 26 - JANUARY 1, 2019
At the break of dawn, last Wednesday
morning five families lost everything
in a horrific fire at 3:47 a.m. at 746
Broadway. City of Newburgh Police
quickly responded to the call as the City
of Newburgh Fire Department made its
way to the scene.
Officers Daniel D’Elicio and Matthew
McAllister were able to bring residents
out of the building to safety. A young
woman trapped in the second floor of the
building jumped to safety in the arms
of Sgt. Timothy Gliedman and Officer
Charles Cruz.
The Fire Department made it to the
scene with a six minute response time,
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Five families routed in Broadway fire
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
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twice as long as the average response
time, due to the relocation of the West
End Fire Station to the Public Safety
Building on 22 Grand Street.
“The response time was three minutes
longer than it should have been since
we were coming from downtown,” said
Acting Chief Terry Ahlers. “Our first
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S preading H oliday C heer
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Katelyn Cordero
Two families received a $500 gift from an anonymous donor at the annual Ferry Godmother Christmas Caroling last week at the Newburgh
Waterfront. Tiara Fox lost everything in the tornado in May when the roof on her apartment was torn off. Cara (last name withheld), a victim of
domestic abuse had to start her life over in Newburgh. The money will give them the opportunity to give Christmas presents to their children.
Aquanetta Wright (in hat) a/k/a The Ferry Godmother, presented a check to one of the families.
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Fair housing
advocates
gather in
Newburgh
Fair housing is a hot topic in the
City of Newburgh, with many tenants
unclear what their rights are in the
face of abusive landlords. The City of
Newburgh Human Rights Commission
held a meeting on December 13, to
discuss the rights of tenants within the
community.
“There was a housing project that
ended up being a little contentious,”
said Chairwoman, Ramona Burton.
“For me regardless of what our beliefs
are we still at the end of the day have
the right to be civil to one another. We
chose housing so we as commissioners
can be more informed and if we are
informed then our community can be
informed as well.”
The commission brought in Caitlin
Mroz, Education Coordinator of the
Fair Housing Justice Center to speak
to the group on their rights when it
comes to tenant landlord relations. The
group works with people in the New
York Region that are dealing with an
unjust housing situation to find the best
solution to the issue.
“There has never been enough
enforcement of the fair housing
laws to really go out and find all the
discrimination that is occurring and
making sure landlords and housing
providers are not able to continue
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