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Mid Hudson Times , Wednesday , December 27 , 2017
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar .................. 12 City of Newburgh ............. 18 Classifieds ................ 24 Crossword ................ 26 Letters to the Editor .......... 8 Meadow Hill ............... 20 Town of Newburgh ........... 23 Newburgh Heritage ........... 10 New Windsor ................ 21 Obituaries ................ 22 Opinion ................... 8 Police Blotter ............... 10 Service Directory ........... 27 Sports ................... 32

Making Merry !

PUBLIC AGENDA
WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 27
Town of Newburgh Workshop meeting , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh .
THURSDAY , DECEMBER 28
Town of Newburgh ZBA , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh .
HOLIDAY DEADLINES
The office of the Mid Hudson Times will be closed on Monday , Jan . 1 in observance of Christmas . Deadline for the Jan . 3 edition will be as follows : Calendar items and letters to the editor , Thursday , Dec . 28 at 5 p . m .; display , classified and legal advertising , Friday , Dec . 29 at 3 p . m .
Aquanetta Wright ( c ), a / k / a The Ferry Godmother , hosted her annual Christmas Carol Singalong , Thursday at the Newburgh Waterfront . Singers , shown warming themselves by the fire , seranaded commuters who disembarked from the Beacon Ferry .

LEGO Santa visits Center for Hope

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From left : Iesha Brown , Kierre Ricardo and Elijah Dixon greet Lego Santa at the Center for Hope last Thursday .
LEGO Santa visited the City of Newburgh last Thursday , a few days before Christmas , to hand out gifts to kids at the Center for Hope . “ It was a delightful surprise ,” said 16-year-old Center for Hope student Iesha Brown .
The kids were treated to games , puzzles , markers , coloring books and other gifts . Santa also gave out new socks , winter hats , and gloves . The plastic Santa was accompanied by Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus . “ You can ’ t get any better than this ,” Neuhaus said . “ The Center for Hope has great kids and great caregivers .”
Operated by NHS Human Services , the Center for Hope is an after-school program serving at-risk students in the Newburgh school district . The gifts were donated by WGBQ radio station and Warwick Valley Quilters , among other donors , and organized by the Orange County Executive ’ s Office and the county Department of Social Services
-Shantal Riley