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Mid Hudson Times , Wednesday , June 21 , 2017

PUBLIC AGENDA

WEDNESDAY , JUNE 21

Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education , 6 p . m . Board of Education Library Complex , 124 Grand Street , Newburgh ( Anticipated Executive session 6-7 p . m .)

THURSDAY , JUNE 22 Town of Newburgh ZBA , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh .

MONDAY , JUNE 26

Town of Newburgh Workshop meeting , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh .

MONDAY , JULY 3

New Windsor Town Board work session , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 555 Union Ave ., New Windsor .

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By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com

The Norwegian Spruce was donated for use in Habitat homes now under construction on South Miller Street . The wood will be used as non-load bearing framing .

The wood was unloaded from the back of a flatbed truck last week , looking nothing like the iconic , 94-foot tree that stood in the heart of Rockefeller Center in December .

“ We ’ re bringing new life to these neighborhoods ,” said Habitat Newburgh volunteer and board member David McTamaney , unloading the wood . Habitat Newburgh Executive Director Cathy Collins said she was honored by the gift . “ It speaks to the work we ’ ve been doing ,” said Collins . It is the third year that Habitat Newburgh has received the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree for use in home construction .

The South Miller Street houses are among a group of homes being constructed in a four-block stretch on either side of Broadway , between South William and Liberty streets . The area has become a development focus for Habitat and its RUPCO and Newburgh Community Land Bank partners .

When the houses are completed later this summer , Habitat Newburgh will have

A new , outdoor film series begins in the City of Newburgh at the end of the month . Liberty Street Film Series will offer outdoor movie screenings on the lawn of Washington ’ s Headquarters on the last Saturday of the month . The rainor-shine event runs through September .

The film screenings are free and open to people of all ages . The first movie , “ Back to the Future ,” starring Michael J . Fox , is scheduled for 8:30 p . m . on Saturday , June 24 .

An inflatable screen will be set up near the bottom of the hill on the rear lawn at the site . The screen will have the

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh volunteers unload the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree .

built 95 homes in the City of Newburgh . “ A lot of hearts , hands and dollars have gone into making this possible ,” said Collins last Thursday . “ I ’ m grateful for all of it .”

Enabling families earning between 30 to 60 percent of the area median income to purchase new and affordable

Hudson River as a backdrop . “ The park has a natural amphitheater ,” said event organizer Alexandra Kelly . “ People will sit uphill .”

Movie-goers should bring blankets and homes , the non-profit housing agency is currently constructing ten houses in the City of Newburgh .

The East Parmenter Street Neighborhood , a 22-house development in a once-blighted neighborhood in the city ’ s Historic District , is the organization ’ s flagship project .

lawn chairs , Kelly said . Films tentatively scheduled for later this summer include “ Casablanca ,” “ Easy Rider ,” and “ Night of Living Dead .”

The movie series was coordinated with Newburgh ’ s Last Saturdays , Kelly said . The movie dates are scheduled for Saturdays on June 24 , July 29 , Aug . 26 and Sept . 30 . All movies begin at 8:30 p . m .

For more information , visit Libertystreetmovies . com or visit the Liberty Street Film Series page on Facebook .

- Shantal Riley