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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, January 9, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8
Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23
Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10
New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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New Windsor Town Board, 7 p.m.,
Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor.
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Newburgh City Council Work
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MONDAY, JANUARY 14
Town of Newburgh Reorganizational
meeting. 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route
300, Town of Newburgh.
Newburgh City Council meeting. 7
p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
Town of Newburgh Planning Board. 7
p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of
Newburgh.
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After 32 years, The Print Shop needs a new home
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Roberta and Erve Hamilton, owners of
The Print Shop have been at 623 Broadway
for more than 32 years. Like many other
businesses in Newburgh, they are being
forced to find a different shop after their
building was taken over by new owners.
The quirky duo greets you at the
front of their shop with smiles and jokes
regardless of the tough situation they are
in. They are hopeful they can move into a
warehouse next door to keep the business
running.
The building was taken over by a
company called Riverside Realty from
Bronx, NY in August. After taking over
the building a representative from the
company notified Roberta and Erve they
would have to leave the property as soon
as possible. Riverside will be using the
space to store merchandise.
Moving the company is not so simple,
with three tons worth of equipment,
special lifts are needed to move the big
machines out of the warehouse. A new
location must be able to hold the weight
of large printing presses and digital
machines.
Erve is hopeful he will be able to find
a space in a warehouse being renovated
next door at 639 Broadway. The space
is large enough to support all his
equipment, he is hoping it will be ready
before the new owners of his shop force
them to leave.
“If I can’t find a building that I can
afford, then I am in big trouble,” said
Erve. “We have been looking everywhere
but a lot of the warehouses are taken, or
they will not support the weight of the
equipment we have.”
The company has been in business
since 1977, they moved to 623 Broadway
in 1986 after a fire burned down their
Roberta and Erve stand in the shop they have inhabited for the past 32 years hopeful they
will be able to find a way to keep their business running.
shop and everything they had. After the
fire they started the business over from
scratch.
Roberta started the business with a
partner when she was in her 20s. She
eventually bought out her business
partner and ran the The Print Shop with
Erve.
“We deal with a lot of personal stuff
from people,” said Roberta. “We have
been touched by people in the community
praying and calling us to see if we will
stay open. We have met so many people
and made so many friends through the
years.”
The two have been asked to move
out by January 31. Erve doesn’t see the
possibility of having the space cleared by
that time, especially since the space they
hope to move into is still not ready.
“It’s aggravating to be in a position
where you think you are going to stay at
least six months and then you are told
you have to move right away,” said Erve.
“We don’t want to close, but if we can’t
find a space that is what will happen.”
Junior Cadet program awarded $5,000
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“My family is in law enforcement,”
said Junior Cadet Carson Mann. “I want
to continue to go through their footsteps,
and this program is giving me the tools to
do that. My favorite part is in class when
we talk to the police officers and they
tell us about their careers and show us
tactical moves.”
The money will give the department
the opportunity to fully fund uniforms
and purchase training equipment for all
the students. The students are selling
raffles and fundraising with the help of
their training officers. A portion of all the
money raised is donated to the Newburgh
Free Academy Criminal Justice Program.
“My ultimate goal is to get several
students from the cadet program to go
on to the police academy for the City of
Newburgh,” said Cortez. “It would be
awesome, I retire in two and a half years,
so we’ll see what happens before I retire.
That would be a great moment for me to
see that happen.”
For more information on where to
make a donation or about the program
you can contact Lt. Cortez at 845-569-7539.