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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Clancy bids farewell
Campbell steps in as acting Town of Newburgh Police Chief
More students
eating breakfast in
Newburgh schools
BY SHANTAL RILEY
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The number of students eating breakfast in the Newburgh Enlarged City
School District has increased thanks to
a grant from the School Superintendents
Association.
The $224,030 grant, awarded last spring,
funded an alternative breakfast program
offering students free breakfasts in the
classroom. The meals were made available to all district students beginning in
September.
“When hungry children sit in classrooms, they are less likely to perform,”
said Newburgh Superintendent of Schools
Roberto Padilla at a school board meeting
last Tuesday. “We are doing our very best
to ensure that our kids have access to
food.”
According to a 2014 Food Research
and Action Center report, “Breakfast for
Learning,” children who eat breakfast
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Photo courtesy Deb Fendt
Town of Newburgh Police Chief Michael Clancy is accompanied by his wife Michelle at a walkout ceremony last Wednesday.
BY SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Police stood in two lines and saluted
Town of Newburgh Police Chief Michael
Clancy at a chilly, walkout ceremony
held on the steps of the town police
department this month. The ceremony
brought an end to Clancy’s more than
40-year police career.
Clancy walked out of the police station with his wife Michelle Clancy at his
side on Jan. 13.
“I feel good,” said Clancy, speaking
among friends after the ceremony. “I’ve
had a long career.”
Clancy has served the Town of
Newburgh Police Department since
1979. He was appointed chief of police to
replace John Mahoney in 2012. Clancy
leaves the department’s top position to
Donald “Bruce” Campbell, who now
serves as acting police chief.
When Campbell was asked if he wanted the job of town police chief, he said
yes. “This is a terrific community,”
Campbell said. “I really enjoy my time
here. The officers are professional. It
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would be my privilege to lead them.”
Campbell has served as the town’s
deputy police chief since 2012. He served
for 17 years with the City of Newburgh
Police Department, working as a patrol
officer, then as a detective and sergeant.
Campbell, 48, said he took an Orange
County civil service exam required for
the chief’s position. Town Supervisor
Gil Piaquadio said Campbell will remain
acting police chief until the town board
makes a decision after conducting interviews sometime in or around April.