TIMES
MID
HUDSON
Vol. 28, No 24
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JUNE 15 - 21, 2016
Police descended on suspected drug
dealers in a raid that led to the arrests
of 15 people and seizure of more than
1,000 bags of heroin in the City of
Newburgh last Tuesday. One of the “main
distributors of heroin in the city” was
arrested during the operation, according
to New York State Police.
Earl Melvin, a 36-year-old City of
Newburgh resident, is said to be at the
center of a drug ring under investigation
for more than a year. And, police state,
the Newburgh Boxing Club, located off
Broadway, served as a distribution center
for heroin labeled “Walking Dead.”
“He pretended to be a friend of
Newburgh,” said Orange County District
Attorney David Hoovler, speaking about
Newburgh Boxing Club owner Ray Rivera
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Police bust city heroin ring
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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at a press conference in Montgomery last
week.
Rivera, who trained and mentored
young fighters - some turned professional
- was regarded as a local youth advocate,
helping to keep young men off the streets
through boxing.
According to police, Rivera was
supplied with packaged heroin by
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Graduation Day
4th annual
Newburgh
Illuminated
set for
Saturday
By BRITTANY AMBROSINO
Members of the Nora Cronin Academy Class of 2016 take their places at Saint Francis Church, Friday, prior to graduation ceremonies. Story,
photos on page 40.
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The City of Newburgh will be
displaying its diverse culture once
again for the fourth annual Newburgh
Illuminated Festival on Saturday, June 18,
from 12 to 10 p.m. The free all-day event
will be taking place on Broadway and
Liberty streets in downtown Newburgh.
The festival, which brought in about four
to five thousand attendees last year, is
expecting a larger group of around 10
thousand attendees this year, according to
Rich Fracasse, Director of Entertainment
for Newburgh Illuminated.
While the festival takes place in the City
of Newburgh, it is not sponsored by the city
or helped put together with government
money. The festival is completely ran
and planned by volunteers. “We’re
just a group of volunteers who came
on board to try and have a great event
to highlight and show off Newburgh,”
said Paul Ernenwein, a 4th generation
resident of Newburgh and Director of the
Logistics and Setup Committee for the
festival. These volunteers and sponsors
have selflessly contributed their time,
with a small fee or no fee at all, due
to their passion and excitement for the
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