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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Maloney undecided on attorney general bid
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has declined
to interview to complete the term of former New York
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned
earlier this month. The decision was made when Acting
Attorney General Barbara Underwood submitted her
application for the job, Maloney said.
“The Assembly is fulfilling its constitutional
responsibility to select someone to serve the remainder of
this attorney general term,” Maloney said in a statement
Monday, referring to the New York State Assembly.
According to Maloney’s office, 13 candidates were
vying to carry out the term as of Tuesday. “I intended
to participate in the Assembly’s process out of respect
for those proceedings and because I am currently
considering whether to run for the office later this year,”
Maloney said.
“But, because Acting Attorney General Barbara
Underwood has entered the Assembly’s process - and
she is a tremendously qualified candidate who could
serve out the remainder of this term free of any political
considerations - I have decided to support her bid to fill
the vacancy between now and the election.”
Underwood has served as New York Solicitor General
since 2007.
First elected attorney general in 2010, Schneiderman
resigned on May 8 following allegations of abuse by four
women. In a statement, Schneiderman admitted to “role-
playing and other consensual sexual activity” in intimate
relationships but denied allegations of assault. “I have
never engaged in nonconsensual sex, which is a line I
would not cross,” he stated.
Maloney represents the 18th Congressional District
covering portions of the Lower Hudson Valley, including
the cities of Newburgh, Middletown, Beacon and
Poughkeepsie. “Come November, the people of New York
will decide who will be the next attorney general, and I
will decide soon whether to run for that office,” Maloney
said Monday.
The attorney general term is four years.
I n B rief
Car break-ins in Balmville
Town of Newburgh Police are advising that
residents lock their vehicles following a rash of
car break-ins last month. Many occurred in the
Balmville section of town. “In most cases, car doors
were left unlocked,” said Town of Newburgh Police
Chief Bruce Campbell.
A total of 30 larcenies involving vehicles were
reported in the Town of Newburgh since Jan. 1,
Campbell said. More than a dozen occurred in
Balmville, he said. Another smattering of break-ins
took place in the area of Alfonzo Road and Route
17K, he said.
Loose change was most often reported stolen.
A wallet, phone charger and a laptop were also
reported missing. No broken windows were reported,
the police chief said.
More break-ins may have occurred, as people
tend not to report them if nothing is stolen from
their vehicles, Campbell explained. “A lot of people
don’t report it when they see their cars have been
ransacked, but nothing is missing,” he said. “They
should call in and report it,” Campbell said, as the
information can offer important information to
police.
To report break-ins or suspicious activity, contact
the Town of Newburgh Police at 845-564-1100.
New Windsor Parade is Sunday
State of the art
State of the heart
The Town of New Windsor 2018 Memorial Day
Parade will be held Sunday, May 20,
The parade will assemble at the New Windsor
Shopping Center (New Windsor Post Office) Route
94 at 1 p.m. Step off time is 2 p.m. Marchers will go
north on Route 94 to New Windsor School where the
parade ends.
The parade is comprised of four divisions
with 30 organizations participating. Veterans’
organizations, EMS, fire companies, military units,
boy scouts, girl scouts and athletic teams. Six
bands which include; Heritage Junior High School
Band, Solo Bag Piper Grant Nunnally, Newburgh
Free Academy Marching Band, the Professional
Musicians of Orange County, The Walker Valley
Marching Band and The Summertime Band.
Grand Marshal for the Parade is Anthony
Mancinelli who served in the U.S. Army and was
honorably discharged. Hei is a life member of the
American Legion Post 1796, New Windsor, with
more than 70 years of service. Anthony celebrated
his 107th birthday in March. He i was married to the
late Carmella, is the father of two sons, grandfather
of four and great-grandfather of six.
The New Windsor Parade Committee wishes to
express its appreciation to the Thomas D. Peterkin
Memorial Chapter 152 of the Disabled American
Veterans for their monetary donations, West Point
Tours for their donation of a bus and driver to
transport a band to and from the Parade, the Town
of Newburgh for providing a trolley and driver, and
the Town of New Windsor Special Events Committee
for their generous monetary donation to this parade.