Mid Hudson Times Mar. 16 2016 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, March 16, 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 Town of Newburgh mourns Larry Bennett PUBLIC AGENDA THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Joint meeting: Newburgh Town Council and Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 6 p.m. , Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. State of the City Address. 7 p.m. Kaplan Hall Great Room, Grand and First Streets, Newburgh. Mayor Judy Kennedy and City Manager Michael Ciaravino will present an update on issues affecting the city. MONDAY, MARCH 21 Town of Newburgh Workshop meeting, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 Town of New Windsor Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 PHONE: (845) 561-0170, FAX: (845) 561-3967 E-Mails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Mid Hudson Times, (USPS 000-5947) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, N.Y. 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. . Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mid Hudson Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 The flag-draped casket of former Town Supervisor Larry Bennett is brought to Our Lady of Mercy Church in Roseton on Monday for funeral services. Continued from page 1 attempting to treat the officer. He returned to Newburgh after the war, taking a job with DuPont (which later became Stauffer Chemical) in 1946. He remained with the company until 1977. His political career began in 1974, when he was elected to the Newburgh Town Council. He was elected town supervisor four years later in a special election that followed the untimely death of Supervisor J. Malone Bannan. “Larry was a true inspiration,” said current Town Supervisor G