Mid Hudson Times Nov. 7 2018

T IMES MID HUDSON Vol. 30, No. 45 3 NOVEMBER 7 - 13, 2018 3 ONE DOLLAR the great war A Salute to Veterans SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR Late-night shooting leaves two dead More toxic waters? City residents fear Union Shoppes project will further pollute Newburgh’s watershed By LAUREN BERG Brian Wolfe A makeshift memorial was set up Sunday morning at the site of a double homicide that took the lives of Alexis Camacho, 25, and Antwaun “Twizzy” Thomas, 28. By KATELYN CORDERO [email protected] The City of Newburgh mourns the loss of two young men in the wake of a late night shooting along Liberty Street in the area between Gidney Avenue and Clinton Street. Alexis Camacho, 25, and Antwaun ‘Twizzy” Thomas, 28, city of Newburgh residents fell victim to Saturday night’s shooting. The two men were taken to St Luke’s Cornwall Hospital where they were pronounced deceased. One other individual was treated for a gunshot wound and released. The shooting comes as the crime rate has taken a turn for the better in the City of Newburgh. “My heartfelt condolences go out to the families of Antwaun “Twizzy” Thomas and Alex Camacho for their passing,” wrote Mayor Torrance Harvey in a post. “Please continue to pray for our city and these families and for the others involved in this sad situation.” Thomas was part of a program with Choice Films and Blacc Vanilla called Below the Line Bootcamp, hoping to use the skill he learned to get out of Newburgh. The City of Newburgh Police Department asks that anyone with any information contact the City of Newburgh Police Department at 561- 3131. Callers can remain anonymous. WWW.MIDHUDSONTIMES.COM More than a dozen city and town of Newburgh residents spoke at the November 1 public hearing concerning the second phase of the Shoppes on Union Square development project. Speakers included Anthony Grice, councilman for the city of Newburgh, a statement from county legislator Kevindaryan Lujan, and representatives of several different environmental organizations, all of whom opposed the project. The Shoppes at Union project, located at the corner of Route 300 and Orr Ave, is comprised of three phases. The first has already been built, and includes the Vitamin Shop and other retail stores next to Cosimo’s Restaurant, as well as the site’s storm water management system. The second phase would develop approximately two acres of land behind these shops, adding two new retail buildings totaling 19,130 square feet, with potential clients including a fitness center, smoothie king, and other small businesses. The primary concern discussed by residents at the planning board’s public hearing was the project’s potential impact on water quality. Multiple speakers expressed alarm over the Department of Conservation’s (DEC) decision to Continued on page 4