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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Apprenticeship program comes to Newburgh
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Rochester to match the needs of the Hudson Valley. They
will work with Todd Diorio, President of the Hudson
Valley Building and Construction Trades Council, to
make sure Newburgh residents get the training and the
skills needed to succeed in his apprentice program.
“The Workforce Development Institute (WDI) is
committed to expanding opportunities to not just jobs
but careers,” said Mary Jane Bertram of the WDI. “When
you enter a construction apprenticeship, you are entering
a lifelong career path. WDI will work closely with the
Hudson Valley Construction and Building Trades Council
to develop a program that will better prepare participants
for possible apprenticeship opportunities.”
Diorio has taken City of Newburgh residents into
his apprentice program before, but after seeing low
graduation rates and little cooperation from previous
city councils he took a step back from outreach programs
in the city. The graduation rates for WDI programs in
Long Island and Rochester run from 95 to 100 percent, a
promising number to Diorio. He has also seen newfound
energy with the current city council and City Manager
Joe Donat.
“I commend Senator Skoufis for taking this step,”
said Diorio. “I look forward to working closely with the
City and Town of Newburgh in recruiting people for
this program. We want to create opportunities for our
community members and will be sure to work with local
municipalities on projects. College isn’t for everyone, and
this gives people another pathway to reach their goals.”
The program will be entirely free to participants,
with a pathway into the apprenticeship program. Diorio
currently has five of 12 apprentices in his current
program from the City of Newburgh. He is excited to
bring in more residents through the pre-apprenticeship
program.
“On behalf of the mayor and city council we are
very appreciative of this opportunity,” said Councilman
Anthony Grice. “I am a member of the Newburgh
Teachers Association so I am in support of all unions
and what they do. I know that these ladies and gentleman
[in the program] do hard work and honest work and it’s
good pay. We are excited in the City of Newburgh to have
50 of our residents to take part in this pre-apprenticeship
program and to be in the fall apprenticeship program.”
New Windsor shuts down well after contamination
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illnesses.
Green explained “our wells are well below both the
EPA’s lifetime health advisory level of 70 parts per
trillion and the New York state Drinking Water and
the New York state Drinking Water Quality Council’s
recently recommended 10 parts per trillion maximum
contaminate level for PFOAs and PFOS.”
Confirmation of the new test results, Green said, was
“received by the town in writing April 14.”
New Windsor will temporarily shut down its state of
the art new Riley Road water treatment plant.
So for now the town will turn to the New York City
Aqueduct for water.
New York City’s Department of Environmental
Protection gave New Windsor $12 million towards
construction of the new water treatment plant on Riley
Road.
That state of the art plant opened with salutes to Green
and other town officials for finding this source of water.
“When we discovered this water supply, it was tested
and found to be safe, with “with no detectable levels of
PFOA or PFOS,” Green said,
“Additional testing was done during development and
construction phases,” said Green. “Which led everyone
to believe that this water, our water, was safe and
immune from problems plaguing our friends in the City
of Newburgh.”
“Unfortunately, more recent testing done by the state
Department of Health,” Green said, “has revealed low
levels of PFOAs and PFOs.”
Even though these levels are below the EPA’s lifetime
health advisory level of 70 parts per trillion and the
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bluegrass, blues, Bartók, jazz, folk
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New York state Drinking Water Quality Council’s
recommended 10 parts per trillion maximum contaminant
level and is acceptable for drinking, according to federal
guidelines, New Windsor is being super cautious, said
Green.
“Despite these state safety claims,” Green added, “the
town board and I have determined to shut down the
wells.”
Green added, “We have instructed the operator and
engineer to restart the Riley Road water treatment
plant.”
Flanked by cameras and town officials and workers,
Green said, “The town of New Windsor has always put
the interests, the safety and well-being of its residents
first.”
He added, “We have already contacted the New York
state Department of Environmental Protection to work
with us to provide the town with a treatment system to
deal with this issue.”
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