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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Walden woman killed on North Plank Road
Town of Newburgh Police personnel are continuing
the investigation into a fatal pedestrian accident that
occurred Monday evening.
Deotha McNair, 73, of Walden was walking on Rt. 32
just north of Mill Street at about 7 p.m. Monday evening
when she was struck and killed by a southbound car. The
driver of the car was Imani Huerta, age 21, of Wallkill.
She was not injured.
Detectives are also investigating the circumstances of
how the victim came to be walking several miles from her
home. Anyone with information is asked to call the Town
of Newburgh Police at 564-1100.
Town Police were assisted at the scene by a State Police
accident re-construction team, Cronomer Valley FD and
the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Newburgh woman charged with criminal contempt
Highland BCI announce the arrest of 38-year-old,
Michelle Cadena, of Newburgh, NY, for 2 counts of
Criminal Contempt in First Degree (a class E felony) and
Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree (a class A
misdemeanor).
Investigation conducted by the New York State Police
– SP Highland barracks, revealed that Cadena violated
the terms of an active order of protection by means of
telephonically contacting a relative of hers who is a
protected party, on two separate occasions. Cadena’s
conduct was in direct defiance of a previous court order
to refrain from any such communication.
Cadena was arraigned before Judge Elia in the Town
of Lloyd Court and subsequently released on her own
recognizance. Cadena was ordered to re-appear in the
Town of Lloyd Court on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
Newburgh cuts tax levy, rates
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reduction in spending from 2015.
The proposed budget was introduced to the City
Council and residents on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 and
then forwarded to the Office of the New York State
Comptroller on Wednesday, Oct. 14. A week of budget
sessions with the City Council began this Monday and
will conclude on Friday.
A public hearing is scheduled for Nov. 9 and the
City Council faces a deadline for final passage of the
budget on Nov. 23. The goals of the 2016 budget are: 1)
Continue to control expenses without reducing services;
2) Explore and implement new revenue sources; 3)
Increase collaboration among departmental resources
including personnel and equipment, 4) Continue focus
on code enforcement.
Key elements of this budget are:
• Decrease in the property tax levy for a second consecutive year;
• Decrease of $0.04 per thousand in the Homestead rate;
• Decrease of $0.004 per thousand in the non-Homestead rate;
• Provides $540,000 for paving city streets;
• Restores 2.5 percent salary cuts from 2009 fiscal crisis
for non-bargaining staff;
• Funds contractual obligations for new IAFF and
CSEA labor contracts;
• Funds hiring of two additional part-time inspectors
in Code Enforcement, as well as added expenses in
Information Technology, DPW, Animal Control, sewer
treatment and purchase of a street sweeper.
Ciaravino has indicated that one of his goals for 2016
is to generate revenue or cut expenses for every one of
the properties owned by the City.
Green, Ostner face-off in New Windsor
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mentary source of water. “The thrust is getting these two
wells approved and getting them online and running.”
Green insists the sewer plant issues are being managed as well as possible. “We are addressing the consent
order,” he said.
As to statements by his opponent regarding the town’s
sewer woes, he replied, “They haven’t got a clue about
sewer or water. They try to make it something that it
isn’t.”
Positive reports
Green claimed the condition of the sewer treatment
plant was deemed “positive” during a recent annual
inspection by the DEC. He objected to Ostner’s claims of
nepotism in town government.
“They’re all civil service people,” the supervisor said,
referring to town-hired staff. “They all take the tests.
You have to be in the top three to make the appointment.
That’s civil service law.”
When it comes to fiscal health, Green said, New
Windsor fared better than the average town in the region.
“We got a report a month ago from the state comptroller,” he said. “He rates the stress of municipalities
throughout the state. The average town our size in the
Hudson Valley is a little over 10 percent. We’re at zero.”
Green said the score comes from “good financial
management.” Green will appear on the Republican,
Conservative, Independence and Reform Party lines.
The town supervisor serves two-year terms. The general election takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
In Brief
Halloween curfew scheduled
by City Council
The Newburgh City Council has scheduled a
citywide curfew for minors 16 years of age and
younger. The curfew is to be enforced on Oct. 30 and
31 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on each of those days.
New Windsor sets curfew
A 6 p.m. curfew has been set in place for the
upcoming Halloween weekend. The curfew restriction applies to all minors under the age of 18, not in
the company of a parent or guardian.
The curfew goes into effect beginning 6 p.m. on
Friday, Oct. 30 and ends at 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.
“Past history has shown that Halloween celebration has gone beyond that of ordinary merriment
and acceptable pranks, and town police officers have
received complaints of violence and vandalism,”
New Windsor Town Supervisor George Green said,
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