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Vol. 30, No 11
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MARCH 14 - 20, 2018
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People’s voices need to be heard. That
was the opinion of a group of residents
who spoke at Newburgh City Hall on
Monday night to express their support for
the public-input process for the proposed
Alembic project.
“People want a say in the process,
now is the time,” said Newburgher Gabe
Berlin, standing in front of a sea of signs
reading “Community Process YES.”
Berlin, who said he needed to “see the
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Residents express support for Alembic project
numbers” before he would fully support
the project, was joined by about a dozen
other residents who expressed their
support for the project.
Alembic Community Development has
proposed a plan to restore the historic
Dutch Reformed Church and the former
City Club property on Grand Street.
Another portion of the project involves
the development of housing on a 1.8-acre,
hillside parcel along Montgomery Street
near Second Street.
Alembic has proposed a mix of market-
rate and affordable housing on the
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‘Community process YES’
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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hillside. The plan has drawn substantial
criticism from residents who say the
hillside property is highly valuable and
capable of generating much-needed tax
revenue for the city.
“We need affordable housing and we
also need tax ratables,” said Michael
Mannion. “I’m fortunate I live at the
Cornerstone,” he said, referring to Safe
Harbors of the Hudson’s Cornerstone
Residence, which offers supportive
housing. “I want to speak up for the
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School
district:
Newburgh
schools
are safe
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
School of Rock
The Newburgh Enlarged City School
District has many systems in place to
guard against a safety threat. That was
the message that came out of a forum
on school safety held at Newburgh Free
Academy last Tuesday.
“What are schools doing, what are
communities doing to offer the support
to get someone the help that they need?”
asked district Superintendent of Schools
Roberto Padilla.
He asked the question about two weeks
after a fatal shooting spree that took the
lives of 17 students and staff at Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School in
Parkland, Florida, and a week following
a scare involving a perceived threat made
by an NFA student on YouTube.
The school district plans to launch
an online incident reporter that will
give students and the public the ability
to anonymously report harassment,
bullying and possible safety threats,
Cassie Sklarz
The curtain rises this weekend on the Newburgh Free Academy student production of School of Rock. Story, photos on pages 38 and 39.
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