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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
City council pushes municipal IDs Church
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
The City of Newburgh is pushing
forward to make municipal IDs a reality
for residents. The city council expressed
its commitment to pass Municipal ID
legislation at a city council meeting on
January 14.
Councilmembers
are
looking
at
legislation
from
surrounding
municipalities like Kingston and
Middletown to mirror from. They are
partnering with community organizations
like Nobody Leaves Mid Hudson to find a
software to produce IDs that will protect
the safety of each individual.
“One of the things we are looking at is
to make sure the impact is absorbable and
cost effective,” said Councilwoman Karen
Mejia. “We want to make sure that we
protect the identity of the community.”
Working
with
community
organizations are some of the ways the
council is looking to protect the immigrant
population in Newburgh. According to
Mejia, the council is looking at ways
to administer municipal IDs without
violating the sanctuary city policy passed
in March 2017.
“Right now people are scared,
people are not willing to come out of
their homes,” said Ignacio Acevedo, a
Newburgh resident. “I think this is the
right step. I am trying to see how we can
get the conversation started. I want my
city to be the welcoming city that it is.”
The conversation started more than
a year ago after the the sanctuary city
policy was passed. Michelle Kelson,
City of Newburgh Corporate Council,
blames the delay in action on rearranged
priorities in the fall.
“I have all the sister cities’ legislation,
and I will begin working on it in the
next few weeks,” said Kelson. “I hope to
have something in the upcoming work
session.”
O ur B eloved C ommunity
and state
Prayer removed from the
Newburgh City Council
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Prayer is officially removed from
Newburgh City Council meetings and
replaced with a moment of silence.
The removal of
prayer came after
concerns expressed
by Councilwoman
R a m o n a
Monteverde and
discussions
by
council members.
“The thing about
religion and prayer
at a council meeting
I’m not sure how
I feel about that,”
said Monteverde.
“I actually am
confused about why
we have to pray
at the beginning
of the meeting. I
consider
myself
COUNCILWOMAN
a Buddhist and
RAMONA
sometimes I find
MONTEVERDE
it offensive to hear
the prayers at the
beginning of the
meeting. It doesn’t sit right with me and I
think for 2019 it’s something we can think
about as a council. I don’t like feeling that
way I actually would like for someone to
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“ I actually
would like
for someone
to explain
to me why
we have to
pray at the
beginning
of the
meeting.”
Katelyn Cordero
George Bowles held a workshop teaching kids grades six through 12 the importance and history of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He had each
of the students tell the crowd what their hopes are for the future at Monday’s celebration, hosted by the Black History Committee. Story on
page 2.
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