Mid Hudson Times Oct. 28 2015 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 30 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 12 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 48 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 PUBLIC AGENDA WEDNESDAY, OCT 27 City of Newburgh Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 83 Broadway, Newburgh. THURSDAY, OCT. 28 Town of Newburgh Zoning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Rt. 300, Newburgh. City of Newburgh Police-Community Relations Board meeting, 7 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway, Newburgh. TUESDAY, NOV. 3 City of Newburgh Planning Board Work Session, 9:30 A.M., City Hall, 83 Broadway, Newburgh. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4 New Windsor Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 555 Union Avenue. 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 Green, Ostner face-off in New Windsor supervisor race Continued from page 1 disabled residents with rides to and from their homes before being de-funded in 2012 due to budgetary constraints. “At this moment we have a loop (bus) system in the town,” Ostner said. “But, if you are west of Thruway 87, there is no public transportation whatsoever.” Ostner also wants to see “a light-rail line brought to Stewart Airport” and a light-rail maintenance yard to accompany it. Ostner, who was endorsed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Association of Commuter Rail Employees union, pointed to the MTA’s $32 billion 2015-2019 capital plan, saying he felt the transportation agency would support a light-rail line coming to New Windsor. He spoke out against payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreements for residential developments in the town. “I will stop any PILOT program for residential development,” he said, adding that PILOT programs were not originally designed to support residential developments. “I would like to find out why New Windsor lags behind every community around us in terms of commercial and financial development,” Ostner said. “New Windsor has none.” Ostner pointed to the Loop-Hudson Valley and the Crystal Run Healthcare center on Rt. 300 in the Town of Newburgh and big-box stores such as Wal-Mart, Lowe’s and the Home Depot as examples of nearby development. “New Windsor has been ignored,” he said. Water, sewer and aqueduct Ostner said he opposed the Kiryas Joel pipeline.