Mid Hudson Times Nov. 18 2015 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, November 18, 2015 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 22 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18 Newburgh Town Board Workshop meeting, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 1496 Route 300. New Windsor Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 555 Union Avenue. THURSDAY, NOV. 19 Newburgh City Council Work Session, 6-9 p.m., City Hall, 83 Broadway. Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300. MONDAY, NOV. 23 Newburgh City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 83 Broadway. Newburgh Town Board, 7 p.m.., Town Hall, 1496 Route 300. CORRECTION Emily Sutter’s last name was misspelled in a sports feature in the Nov. 4 edition of the Mid Hudson Times. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 PHONE: (845) 561-0170, FAX: (845) 561-3967 E-Mails 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, N.Y. 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. . Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mid Hudson Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 Vets honored at Purple Heart Hall of Honor By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] “They’re not historic figures from a distant movie or a book from the past,” he explained. “They’re all around you, right now.” Pete Bedrossian spoke in honor of American military veterans at a small ceremony held at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor on Veterans Day in New Windsor last Wednesday. Members of local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts wore full regalia as they stood in attendance. “Other holidays focus, of course, on conflict but today focuses on all of those who served - whether in war or peace, stateside or over ͕