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Vol. 28, No 1
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JANUARY 6 - 12, 2016
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Meadow Hill School evacuated Monday after phone call
Students and staff at Meadow Hill
School were evacuated following a
phoned-in bomb threat Monday. In all
likelihood, the bomb threat was a prank,
police said.
The threat was left on a voicemail
retrieved by school staff early Monday
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Police: Bomb threat likely a prank
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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morning. “As soon as they heard the
message, they called police,” said Town of
Newburgh Police Chief Michael Clancy.
“Erring on the side of caution, they bused
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Fire on the third floor
Town of
Newburgh,
Wal-Mart
reach tax
settlement
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Bob McCormick
The City of Newburgh Fire Dept responded Jan. 2 to a structure fire at 129 Third St., in which 30 tenants were reportedly displaced. A second
alarm was called after units arrived at the three-story residence. Vails Gate FD was called for their FAST Team to the scene and an additional
pumper was called to the scene from Cronomer Valley. Other companies responding included West Point, New Windsor and Middlehope.
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The Newburgh Town Council has
approved a settlement reducing WalMart’s property tax assessment from $7.2
million to about $7 million.
“I think this is a fair assessment,” said
town Supervisor Gil Piaquadio, who voted
along with the council to accept the settlement terms at a town board meeting
last week.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. owns and operates
a supercenter located in a 208,000-squarefoot building on 26.1 acres along Route
300. The company filed the lawsuit challenging the assessment in 2013.
Orange County Supreme Court Judge
Catherine Bartlett proposed the settlement in November. The agreement applies
to the store’s property taxes stretching
from 2014 to 2019, Piaquadio said.
Under the agreement, the Newburgh
Enlarged City School District will be
required to repay the company approximately $24,000, according to Piaquadio.
“Going forward, the school tax bill will
be $530,865 yearly,” approximately $25,000
less per year than with the previous
assessment, he said.
The town will have to repay $5,920, the
supervisor said. “Going forward, we will
receive approximately $90,000 each year,”
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