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Vol. 31, No. 6
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FEBRUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 19, 2019
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Prayer created a heated debate at the
Council Work Session on Thursday. The
discussion was placed on the agenda
by Councilwoman Hilary Rayford, to
continue the discussions surrounding
prayer before meetings rather than a
silent prayer, or moment of silence.
Pastor Ron Tuncali of Christian
Ministerial Fellowship (CMF) and
Reverend Jesse Howard, spoke on behalf
of the Christian community, explaining
to the council the necessity to conduct
prayer outwardly at city council meetings.
“The reason we pray is we believe God
hears our prayer,” said Tuncali. “Truth
be told we’ve been praying for this city for
a long time. Specifically the prayer before
the meeting is a prayer of invocation
to invoke the presence of God to be in
this meeting, it is a supernatural event
that takes place. It gives us the chance
of wisdom for you to make the proper
decision for this city.”
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Council prayer debate rekindles
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
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The council turned prayer into a
moment of silence a month ago when
Councilmember Ramona Monteverde felt
offended by the use of prayer at the
beginning of the meeting. Mayor Harvey
was quick to defend members of the
council who felt offended by the prayer.
“My walk with God is personal, I love
the Lord and I talk to him day and night
and with that said if I have a silent prayer,
is that less effective than a prayer out
loud from a minister at the microphone?”
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Labor Union
Local 17
opens up
apprenticeship
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Local 17 Labor Union on Little Britain
Road in Newburgh has accepted 100
applications for a four-year apprenticeship
program. The union typically opens
positions for the apprenticeship program
every two years.
Out of the 100 applicants, 12 will be
chosen to participate in the four year
long program to become a journeyman or
skilled laborer.
According to Todd Diorio, Business
Manager, the pool of 100 applicants will
receive a rating based on their experience
and quality of their interview.
“We look at many factors,” said
Diorio. “Some of the applicants will get
eliminated if they don’t have a driver’s
license or they can’t pass a drug test.
You must have reliable transportation,
if you don’t have a driver’s license and
a vehicle it’s difficult because you have
to travel from Newburgh to Kingston,
Warwick, and Monticello. The biggest
issue we see in the City of Newburgh is
the transportation issue.”
The office of Local 17 lies in the City
of Newburgh, however very few workers
live in the city. Diorio currently has 12
laborers living in the city out of 700
employees. The jurisdiction of the union
covers Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Dutchess,
and Otsego Counties.
“Part of the problem is they start out
as city residents and as soon as they get
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