NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FIRST-PLACE AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE , 2016
Vol . 29 , No 2 JANUARY 11 - 17 , 2017 3 3 ONE DOLLAR
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Water deal inked
Town of Newburgh signs agreement with Marlborough
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
In November 2016 , after two years in negotiations , the Town of Marlborough signed an inter-municipal agreement with the Town of Newburgh that will provide 800,000 gallons of filtered water
Wells Fargo Bank robbed daily to the residents of Marlborough through 2031 , with extensions possible thereafter . The Water District presently Continued on page 2
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Newburgh to lease ShotSpotter system
By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com
Bob McCormick
Town of Newburgh Police and K9 units search for clues Tuesday , after a bank robbery at the Wells Fargo Branch at the Mid Valley Mall . Police said the suspect , a white man , handed a teller a note stating he had a weapon , although none was displayed . He made off with an undetermined amount of cash . He was described as about five feet , nine inches tall , wearing a mask , with glasses , a thin build and wearing black clothes . Town of Newburgh Police are investigating the holdup .
The Newburgh City Council has voted to approve funding to lease gunshotlocation technology designed to reduce gun violence in the City of Newburgh .
The unanimous decision was made following a public outcry over recent , fatal shootings and months of backand-forth over how to fund the service purchase .
“ I ’ m very excited about what this can do to help us to try to drive the violence down in this city ,” City of Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy said shortly before the vote on Monday night .
The ShotSpotter system will use sensors to map a three-mile coverage area of the city . The system will instantly notify police of shooting activity with data , mapping , audio and precise locations of gun shots .
According to ShotSpotter ’ s 2015 National Gunfire Index , cities using the technology in the Northeast region in 2015 saw a 27.1 percent decline in gunfire rates .
“ When the shots go off , the data is sent to a call center and it is analyzed through their computer and sent back to us ,”
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