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Vol. 28, No 21
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MAY 25 - 31, 2016
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Aber resigns after being charged with larceny
City of Newburgh Comptroller John
Aber resigned following his arrest on
charges of fourth-degree grand larceny
on Tuesday.
“John Aber has resigned his position
as city comptroller with the City of
Newburgh, effective immediately,” a City
of Newburgh statement read. “There is
an investigation pending regarding grand
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Everyday
hero
City comptroller arrested
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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larceny related to his resignation.”
Kathryn Mack, a senior accountant
in the comptroller’s office, has been
appointed acting city comptroller.
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Decoration Day
EPA lowers
health
advisory
limit for
PFOS
Schumer calls on DOD to
take action re: cleanup
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Bob McCormick
The following groups helped place more than 3,000 flags on Veterans’ Graves on Saturday morning: Sons of the American Legion Squadron
1796, New Windsor Boy Scouts, New Windsor Fire Department, Vietnam Veterans, Catholic War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans, NFA
ROTC, Blue Knights, 105th Airlift Wing and New Windsor Girl Scouts. All three cemeteries in New Windsor were covered. After the detail was
completed, all enjoyed a barbecue at the New Windsor American Legion Hall.
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The Environmental Protection Agency
has lowered the health advisory limit
for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS),
a chemical that caused the City of
Newburgh to shut off its water supply at
Washington Lake earlier this month.
The EPA dropped its health advisory
limit for PFOS and perfluorooctanoic acid
(PFOA) from 200 parts per trillion to 70
parts per trillion. The new limits “reflect
EPA’s assessment of the best available
peer-reviewed science,” the EPA states.
The decision arrives more than
a month after PFOS was found in city
drinking water and the city’s main water
source, Washington Lake. A test sample
taken at a pond at the Air National Guard
Base at Stewart International Airport
revealed a level of PFOS at 5,900 parts per
trillion. The retention pond empties into
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