TIMES
MID
HUDSON
Vol. 28, No 27
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JULY 6 - 12, 2016
Gospel of
Ralph
Williams
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City residents may have noticed
rounded, rectangular green shapes
decorating the streets in downtown
Newburgh. The installations are part
of the Complete Streets Demonstration
Project, aiming to improve safety for
pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.
“We hope these improvements put a
new face on downtown Newburgh and
show everyone that Newburgh and its
residents are proud of our city and
happy to show it off,” said city Planner
Alexandra Church.
The project includes bicycle racks
along Liberty Street, white crosswalk
stripes and painted green shapes designed
to shorten the crosswalk length at the
ONE DOLLAR
Lightbulb
Project
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Complete Streets project aims for safety
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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intersection at Broadway and Liberty
Street.
“The green areas are ‘bump-outs’ and
‘pedestrian refuges,’” Church said. “They
are meant to shorten the distance that
pedestrians have to cross the street. They,
coupled with the new crosswalks and stop
bars, are also meant to remind drivers
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Red, White & Blue
City Fire
Department
unveils the
Andrew J.
Downing
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Carl Aiello
Vanessa Rice, with daughters Desirae, 7, and Jasmine, 6, await the fireworks Saturday at the Town of Newburgh’s Community Day. More
photos on page 5.
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The boat sped along the water, traveling
at 42 miles an hour, cutting a 20-foot wake
across the Hudson River. “We were lucky
to hit 20 with the other boat,” he said.
City of Newburgh fire training
Lieutenant Rick LoCicero stood on
the deck of the City of Newburgh Fire
Department’s new 28-foot fireboat, the
Andrew J. Downing. “It will pump out
1,500 gallons of water per minute,”
LoCicero said during a training exercise
last week.
The boat glided past yachts and fishing
boats on its way from Newburgh to
Bannerman Island. Small, round images
of fish showed up on a sonar system
monitor in the cabin of the boat. “This is
the bottom of the river,” said LoCicero,
pointing to a brown layer appearing on a
high-resolution monitor.
The depth was about 40 feet. With the
stroke of a key, the monitor changed to
show a thermal image of the surrounding
water. “If there is somebody in the water,
we’ll be able to see them because of body
warmth,” said Acting City of Newburgh
Fire Chief Terry Ahlers. “When seconds
count, you want to get there as fast as
possible.”
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