TIMES
MID
Contaminant
found in City
of Newburgh
water supply
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Farm-friendly
Newburgh’s first agricultural fair is a hit
Water conservation
measures in place
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
The City of Newburgh announced
that the water is safe to drink after the
detection of perfluorooctane sulfonate
(PFOS) in the city’s drinking-water supply
last week.
The city has imposed water restrictions
as precautionary measure and stopped
drawing water from Washington Lake
shortly after the chemical was found.
“The City of Newburgh has switched
its source of drinking water from
Washington Lake to Brown’s Pond,” said
Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy at a
press conference at city hall Tuesday.
“The water you now find in the faucet is
perfectly safe to drink. It has no PFOS in
it as of now.”
Her statement came a day after City
Manager Michael Ciaravino declared a
state of emergency due to the chemical
contaminant, which he described as a
“potential threat to public health and
safety.” Kennedy said the state of
emergency was rescinded Tuesday.
The stage-three water-conservation
measures include the restriction of water
use for washing paved surfaces, lawn
irrigation and serving at food-service
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Shantal Riley
Leptondale Nursery and Greenhouses raffle pansies and other plants at the Newburgh Urban Farming Fair.
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Local produce, farm animals, flowers,
plants, compost, grass and pavement
converged in a carnival of agriculture
Saturday.
The Newburgh Urban Farming Fair,
the city’s first urban agricultural fair,
offered residents a hefty dose of local
agriculture on the Safe Harbors Green.
The agricultural event took place under
fair skies with several hundred visitors
attending.
Mid-May is the “traditional” time by
when farmers deem it safe for planting
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to avoid frost, said Cornell Cooperative
Orange County Senior Master Gardner
Lily Norton. “But we have a micro
climate in the City of Newburgh,” said
Norton, where it is slightly warmer than
surrounding areas because of the sun,
pavement, buildings and river.
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