TIMES
MID
HUDSON
Vol. 27, No 42
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OCTOBER 21 - 27, 2015
Trash into
Treasure
Page 34-35
Democrats support primary winners over incumbent Democrat Kennedy
U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and
State Assemblyman Frank Skartados
have held party ranks and are endorsing
long-time City of Newburgh Democratic
chair Jonathan Jacobson over incumbent
Democratic Mayor Judy Kennedy.
Jacobson defeated Kennedy last
month in the Democratic primary after a
smear-laden campaign that tied Kennedy
to erroneous claims of huge tax increases
during her term of office. The tactics succeeded, paving the way for Jacobson’s primary victory over Kennedy. Jacobson’s
running mates, Torrance Harvey and
Hillary Rayford, breezed to victory over
incumbent Councilman Cedric Brown,
newcomer Fernando Cardona and Sheila
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Maloney, Skartados back Jacobson team
By ALLAN GAUL
[email protected]
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Murphy.
The tactics have deeply divided the City
of Newburgh’s Democratic Committee,
however. As recently reported in the Mid
Hudson Times, a faction of the committee
recently passed a resolution ordering a
retraction of Jacobson’s tax claims be
printed in the Times Herald-Record, the
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4 vie for 2
seats on New
Windsor
Town Board
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
New Windsor is ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’
The race for two open seats on the New
Windsor town board heats up as the general election approaches. Talking points
in the race include property taxes, new
sources of water, business development,
and sewer and water infrastructure.
Town board seats carry four-year
terms.
Kelly Allegra
J.P. Aponte
Sara Pepe, a/k/a Dorothy, was judged to be the cutest at the New Windsor Halloween Party on Friday. More photos on pages 28 - 29.
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“Our town really needs to focus on the
future, on bringing industrial growth and
jobs,” said Democratic candidate Kelly
Allegra. “We need long-term solutions
that will bring jobs and tax revenue that
supports our schools and our roads. Our
town needs a vision for the future.”
Allegra called for more long-term
planning for the budget, and water and
sewer services, in particular. “The problem with this administration is that it
is continuously putting band-aids on
problems of water and sewer,” she said.
“There is no long-range planning.”
Allegra noted, “The New York State
Comptroller’s Office has advised local
government to adopt long-term financial planning as a core element of their
budget practices. By doing so, it requires
local officials to consider the long-term
impacts of their short-term decisions.”
Allegra, who owns a small cleaning
business in New York City, is a former
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