NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FIRST-PLACE AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE , 2016
Vol . 29 , No 11 MARCH 15 - 21 , 2017 3 3 ONE DOLLAR
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
We dodged a bullet Freight train derailment could have been much worse
Newburgh declared ‘ fair and welcoming city ’
An aerial shot of the derailment that took place on the CSX rail line on March 7 .
By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com
An investigation is underway following a dramatic train derailment along the CSX rail line at the City of Newburgh – New Windsor border last Tuesday . Two locomotives and 17 freight cars careened off the rails when the freight train struck a boom lift that was stuck on the tracks .
The train skidded toward cars driving along River Road in an area packed with fuel-storage facilities . No one was seriously hurt in the derailment incident .
City of Newburgh Acting Fire Chief Terry Ahlers says the region dodged a bullet . “ We are so lucky ,” said Ahlers on Monday . “ There was no additional traffic on the road . There could have been school buses or oil tankers driving by . No power lines were taken down . Passenger cars got out of the way just
Photo courtesy XFactor Aerial
in time .”
The derailment took place around 3:15 p . m . on March 7 , along the CSX tracks in an industrial area on the waterfront next to the Global Industries fuel terminal on River Road . City of Newburgh Fire and Police were the first emergency responders to arrive on the scene , said Ahlers .
Two CSX employees working in the
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By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com
The Newburgh City Council declared Newburgh a “ fair and welcoming city ” on Monday . The designation means the city will not enforce federal immigration law except in cases of a judicial warrant .
The resolution follows guidance from New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman , who spoke to a crowd of about 400 people at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center last Thursday .
“ It ’ s up to local government and local law enforcement ,” said Schneiderman . “ You can decide if you want to collaborate with federal immigration agencies . It ’ s optional .”
The resolution was adopted shortly after a federal ban on immigrants from six Muslim-majority countries and a major crackdown on undocumented immigrants under the new Trump Administration .
“ The City of Newburgh City Council supports the establishment and communication of a clear policy that local police and government agents will not enforce federal civil immigration
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