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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FIRST-PLACE AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE, 2016
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Vol. 28, No 46
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NOVEMBER 16 - 22, 2016
Tales of
Heroes
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ONE DOLLAR
World Series
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Newburgh finalizes CDBG plan Maloney
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
The city will ask for $845,500 in
Community Development Block Grant
funding from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
to pay for park improvements, code
enforcement and an emergency homeless
shelter, among other needs.
This year’s CDBG spending plan calls
for $50,000 in funding for an emergency
shelter at First United Methodist Church,
which provided shelter to more than 400
men and women last winter, and $44,000 to
support the salaries of two, part-time code
enforcement employees.
Another $30,000 is being devoted to
fund the city’s emergency homeowner
repair program; $178,000 is reserved for
small business assistance, including
façade improvements and sidewalk
repairs. CDBG funds are also expected to
be allocated to pay for park improvements,
including a long-awaited skateboard park,
but how much exactly is unknown.
“We need to get it going in the spring,”
said Councilwoman Cindy Holmes at a
public hearing on 2017 CDBG funding
at City Hall Monday night. “The young
people need places to play, places to be,”
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Standing at Attention
Veterans salute a passing color guard during the Town of Newburgh Veteran’s Day ceremony, Friday at Town Hall. More photos on page 3.
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elected to
third term
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Sean Patrick Maloney has been elected
to a third term representing the Hudson
Valley in the 18th Congressional District.
According to the New York State Board
of Elections, the Democratic congressman
beat Republican challenger Phil Oliva with
more than 50 percent of votes.
“I’m honored that folks in the Hudson
Valley renewed my contract for another
two years,” Maloney stated Monday. “We
have a lot we still need to accomplish
together and I am excited to get back to
work.”
In the coming term, the congressman said
he would continue to work on “cleaning up
the Hudson River, combating the heroin
and opioid epidemic, investing in our local
infrastructure and creating good paying
jobs here in the Hudson Valley.”
Maloney, who served as a senior adviser
to President Bill Clinton, was elected to the
U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. He
has sponsored bills supporting farmers,
veterans and the prevention of opioid abuse
and addiction, among other legislation.
He campaigned pledging to create jobs
and economic opportunity, to improve
infrastructure and protect Medicare and
social security for seniors. The congressman
has been at the forefront of remediation
efforts following the City of Newburgh
drinking-water crisis caused by PFOS. He
currently serves on the House Agriculture
Committee and the Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee.
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