Mid Hudson Times Nov. 29 2017 | страница 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, November 29, 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ‘We Are Newburgh’ serves a feast PUBLIC AGENDA MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 New Windsor Town Board work session, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 New Windsor Town Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 Newburgh City Council meeting. 7 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. Newburgh Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 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, 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. Gary Ayd Volunteers work the serving lines at the recent We Are Newburgh Thanksgiving Luncheon. By GARY M. AYD We are Newburgh (WAN), a tight knit group of local volunteers pulled off another huge success recently with their third Thanksgiving Luncheon at the Newburgh Recreation Center adjacent to Delano Hitch Stadium. The Nov. 19 event which was free of charge was organized by WAN and Unusual Suspects, with tremendous support from the Newburgh Recreation Department. It was attended by between 800-1000 people, some of them homeless who were picked up by free shuttle buses and cars driven by volunteers. There was an untold amount of food ranging from Thanksgiving staples like Turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, to everyday favorites like rice and beans and ham. In addition to the generous helpings of food, there was an event MC, a DJ, donated clothing for those in need and over 200-book bags filled with personal hygiene products, furnished by Fidelis Care. “We try and work at making the city better,” Joe Alvarez one of the organizers said on behalf of WAN. “It’s important to us that people know there are good people in the City of Ne