T IMES
MID
HUDSON
Vol. 31, No. 8
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FEBRUARY 20 - 26, 2019
Celebrating
Seeger
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Newburgh residents react to another dose of negative publicity
Crime in the City of Newburgh comes
in at an all-time low for 2018, yet the city
cannot shake the reputation of being one
of the most dangerous in the country. A
recent article from USA Today labeled
Newburgh number 37 in the top 50 worst
cities to live in the country.
The article blamed the city’s ranking
on a high crime rate, low average income,
and a shrinking population. According to
USA Today the violent crime rate is 1,236
reported incidents per 100,000 people.
According to the City of Newburgh Police
ONE DOLLAR
Senior
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
How do we overcome a bad reputation?
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
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Department there was a total of 326
violent crimes in 2018 or approximately
1,149 incidents per 100,000 people. The
department is experiencing historic low
crime rates however online crime data
resources paint a very different picture.
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History comes to life
City
appoints
new
comptroller
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Newburgh Interim City Manager, Joe
Donat, appointed a new Comptroller at
the City Council meeting on February
11. Todd Venning will steer the city
financially after previous comptroller,
Katie Mack resigned right before budget
season in November.
Venning is a licensed attorney from
Brooklyn Law School with a Masters of
Science in Business
Administration. He
worked as the Senior
Management Analyst
for the Department
of
Watershed
Management in the
City of Atlanta, GA.
Prior to his work
in Atlanta, Venning
worked
for
New
Venning
York City Office of
Management
and
Budget (OMB) where he handled budgets
far larger than the City of Newburgh.
“The budget here is about 40 million,
when I worked at OMB I’ve dealt with
budgets 10 or 15 times the size,” said
Venning. “The challenge here is making
sure we are doing what we are supposed to
with state reporting budgets, and making
“General Washington” inspects the troops (reenactprs from the 5th New York Regiment), Saturday at Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh.
Additional photo on page 2.
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