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Vol. 30, No 8
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FEBRUARY 21 - 27, 2018
Goldbacks
reach
playoffs
The developer of a proposed, affordable-
housing complex on Broadway has filed
a notice of claim against the City of
Newburgh and City Manager Michael
Ciaravino, alleging both the city and city
manager violated the terms of a 2012
development agreement.
“This included refusing on multiple
occasions to adopt resolutions of support
for the project, refusing to timely execute
documents necessary for Mill Street to
secure project approvals, and appointing
known project opponents to various
boards with jurisdiction over the project,”
a notice of claim filed by Mill Street
Partners on Feb. 8 states.
Mill Street Partners states it will seek
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Mid Broadway developer files suit
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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compensatory and punitive damages
of $31,000,000 or more. The developer
planned to build 91 affordable-housing
units and two retail spaces, including
a 12,000-square-foot grocery store, on
Broadway between Johnston and Lander
streets. Mayor Judy Kennedy was
unavailable for comment on the matter
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Call to Arms
Campbell:
Town police
in better
shape for
2018
By LAUREN BERG
Continental Army re-enactos fire their muskets, Saturday, during the three-day Washington’s Birthday celebration on the front law of the
historic Hasbrouck House in Newburgh. More photos on page 2
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Chief of police Bruce Campbell
recapped the Town of Newburgh police
department’s accomplishments from 2017
at the February 13 town board meeting.
Despite the police department being
down as many as fourteen officers due to
injuries and retirements, the department
was able to promote and hire multiple
officers over the course of 2017, using
buyout and retirements as incentives. The
town made two lieutenant promotions, six
sergeant promotions, and hired thirteen
new police officers. Campbell added that
the department also has two officers in
the academy who are due to graduate on
March 23.
“We do still have 5 out on injury, one
sergeant and four officers, but we are in
much better shape this year than we were
last year,” Campbell said.
In spite of the strain on the town of
Newburgh’s police department, in 2017 the
officers handled 28,900 blotters, 3,940 case
reports, made 4,000 arrests, issued 3,500
tickets, and took 1,700 accident reports.
The detective division investigated 361
cases, closing over 100 of them in arrests,
including all three bank robberies that
occurred in the town last year. The town’s
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