Mid Hudson Times Feb. 17 2016 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, February 17, 2016 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 22 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 NAACP celebrates Black History Month PUBLIC AGENDA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Newburgh City Council Work Session, 6 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Newburgh City Council meeting. 7 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. Town of Newburgh Workshop meeting, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. Town of New Windsor ZBA, 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union Avenue. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education, 6-9 p.m. Board of Education Auditorium, 124 Grand St., Newburgh HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 PHONE: [phone], FAX: [phone] E-Mails 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 Assemblyman Frank Skartados (center) and Black History Month citation honorees: (from left) Torrance Harvey, Pamela Peterson, Cindy Holmes, Roxy Royal, Eddie Loren Williams, Runston Lewis and Azariah Mclymore. By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] A frican Americans have shown resilience in the face of tremendous hardship, going all the way back to the beginning of slavery in North America, Gweneth Lloyd, said. “Resilience is ͽ