Mid Hudson Times Mar. 02 2016 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, March 2, 2016 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 22 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 New Windsor Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. THURSDAY, MARCH 3 Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. MONDAY, MARCH 7 Newburgh Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education, 6-9 p.m. Board of Education Auditorium, 124 Grand St., Newburgh. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 PHONE: (845) 561-0170, FAX: (845) 561-3967 Church service focuses on workplace discrimination Continued from page 1 Davis was referring to a meeting last week when he and Murphy met, along with her lawyer Michael Sussman, with city Comptroller Michael Ciaravino, city Councilwoman Cindy Holmes, city Corporation Counsel Michelle Kelson, a labor attorney and two other local pastors. City Comptroller John Aber was expected to attend but never showed, said Davis. “I feel like the meeting was in vain simply because the comptroller was not there,” said Davis, whose wife Sabrina Davis was also terminated from her clerical position in the city water department last year. “(Murphy) just wanted to plead her case. She wanted some clarity.” Mayor Judy Kennedy explained Monday that an outside investigation was being conducted to examine Murphy’s allegation that she was wrongfully terminated. “It focuses on the competency of the employee and what she did, the behavior of herself, her supervisor and those involved,” Kennedy said. “We’re asking the state Comptroller’s Office to come in and do an audit for the last two years to find out how this impacts the financial records.” There have been “no allegations of missing funds,” the mayor added. “We can’t have mistakes in the financial office,” Kennedy said. Kennedy said it was her opinion that council members should not have anything to with hiring and firing of employees, as that is the job of the city manager. “My main goal is to make sure this has been a fair process and she has been E-Mails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS calendar э