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Vol. 28, No 8
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FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 1, 2016
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Girl, 11, shot on Benkard
Police appeal to public for information
City
approves
$7.5 million
for capital
projects
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
An 11-year-old child was shot near the corner of Liberty Street and Benkard Ave. on Friday.
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
An 11-year-old girl was shot as she
exited a taxicab on Friday. According to
City of Newburgh Police, she was shot
once in the hip. Police are now seeking
the public’s help to identify and locate
the shooter.
The shooting took place around
10:30 p.m. as the girl exited a taxi with
her mother on Benkard Avenue. An
unknown shooter fired several shots
from Liberty Street, city police said in a
statement Saturday.
The girl was taken to St. Luke’s
Cornwall Hospital for treatment. Her
injury is not life threatening, police
state, and her condition was reported
to be stable on Monday. There were no
other injuries in the shooting.
“If anyone witnessed this incident, I
urge them to speak with us,” city police
Chief Dan Cameron said in the state-
ment. “We cannot tolerate this violence
in our community. Having information
and not reporting it is a form of accepting this violence.”
City Mayor Judy Kennedy echoed the
appeal Monday. “Everybody in this community has got to help,” Kennedy said.
“Sitting still and being quiet is not a
neutral action. You are contributing to
the violence in this city if you know who
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The Newburgh City Council approved
$7.5 million this week to pay for capital projects, including mandated sewer
upgrades, bridge repairs and several police vehicles. The funding will be
obtained through a bond anticipation
note (BAN), expected to be issued by the
city later this spring.
Capital projects to be funded include the
purchase of four police vehicles, repairs
to the Mill Street Bridge, closed in 2014
after it was deemed a public safety hazard,
and sewer system fixes required under a
recent New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation consent
order.
The City Council approved the BAN by
a five-to-two vote at city hall on Monday.
Councilwomen Cindy Holmes and Hillary
Rayford opposed the resolution. “I need
to see what I’m getting for my money as
a taxpayer,” Holmes said, explaining her
decision at the meeting.
Another $500,000 is expected to be
approved by the City Council next month
for the demolition of ten dilapidated
houses in the east section of the city.
In order to approve this portion of
the BAN funding, city Comptroller John
Aber said, the council must wait until
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