Mid Hudson Times Feb. 24 2016 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, February 24, 2016 A central park 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 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Safe Harbors launches campaign to fund city green PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Budget Forum. 5:30 p.m. Gardnertown Elementary School. Town of New Windsor Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union Ave. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Newburgh Town Board. 10 a.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. Special meeting to consider and vote upon a building donation to the Town of Newburgh. Town of Newburgh ZBA, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. TUESDAY, MARCH 1 City of Newburgh Planning Board Work Session, 10 a.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. Newburgh Enlarged City School District Budget Forum. 5:30 p.m Lobby at the Ritz Theatre, Broadway . HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 PHONE: (845) 561-0170, FAX: (845) 561-3967 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 Safe Harbors of the Hudson, One Nature The urban space will occupy a half-acre, vacant lot at the corner of Liberty Street and Broadway. By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] A small park will serve as a visual and cultural center in the City of Newburgh’s East End. The Safe Harbors Green is designed to offer plant life, art, event space, walking paths and a peaceful place to sit and meet. “It will be a central square in our downtown,” said Lisa Silverstone, Safe Harbors of the Hudson executive director Silverstone addressed a gathering of project supporters at the Ritz Theater on Wednesday, formally announcing the launch of ѡ