Mid Hudson Times May 23 2018 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 24 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Aftermath of the storm PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 Town of New Windsor Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. TUESDAY, MAY 29 Town of Newburgh Workshop meeting, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. EARLY DEADLINES Debris is piled near the curb on Liberty Street. The office of the Mid Hudson Times will be closed on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. Deadline for all display, classified and public notices for the May 30 edition is Friday, May 25 at 4 p.m. Continued from page 1 workers simply can’t do what they used to do in smaller storms – chip the wood, says town clerk Andrew Zarutskie. “At one point 82 percent of the town was without power,” said Zarutskie. “One lady called and wanted us to come and remove her big fallen tree because there are kids laying in the big hole it left. But there are so many trees down in HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 this storm that the highway department simply can’t do it so we’re advising people to get hold of their landscapers.” Many hundreds of trees fell, says the town clerk. “A lot of people are telling us they have fallen trees and we should come over and chip them. That’s happened in previous storms but the highway department just can’t handle it in this one. So we’re telling people to make arrangements with PHONE: 845-561-0170, FAX: 845-561-3967 Emails 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, NY 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, NY POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mid Hudson Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. Brian Wolfe Phillipe Pierre, who had the roof ripped from his Liberty Street building, gets more gas for a generator. A generator is put to use at Safe Harbors on Broadway, as much of the area was without power. For some, power wasn’t restored until the weekend.