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Vol. 30, No. 44
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OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6, 2018
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Jacobsen and
Manley battle
for 104th
Assembly seat
Alembic fallout
A divided city looks to move forward
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Jacobson
Katelyn Cordero
Councilwoman Hilary Rayford (r.) blows on a kazoo to celebrate the defeat of the propsed Alembic project at the council’s Oct. 22 meeting.
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
The City of Newburgh was left divided
and bruised by the Alembic project that
split the community in half. The project
to renovate the Dutch Reformed Church,
The City Club and 2 Montgomery Street
was rejected by the city council with a
vote of two abstentions, four in favor
and one against.
Members of the community and city
council took turns at the city council
meeting on October 22 at City Hall
voicing their opinions on the issue. The
tension in the room was thick as time
came for the vote.
Councilwoman
Karen
Mejia
prepared a speech showing the impact
the project had on her personally.
“Over the past year I have held my
tongue despite some of the blatant lies
that have come out the mouths of the
most vocal opponents to the Alembic
project,” said Mejia. “I have sat here
patiently week after week month after
month as some of you have attempted
to slander my reputation, insulted
my family and insulted the dignity of
low income people and the integrity
of people with disabilities in the City
of Newburgh and especially those who
deserve a decent place to call home just
like everybody else.”
Over the process of the project
Mejia was accused of having a conflict
of interest with the developers of the
project. She spoke out on Monday night
to push back against the people who
made the allegations.
One of the men she called out was
Drew Kartiganer, a man who has spoken
up to council time and time again.
“I will start with you Drew Kartiganer
you self righteous hypocrite how dare
you insult my integrity by making the
most ridiculous and false accusations,”
said Mejia. No matter how often you
repeat the same lie it is untrue. But more
importantly I want you to understand
that just because I’m sitting on this
side of the table I will not be lectured
by a shady landlord that was caught
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Manley
Two Newburgh residents are in the race
for the 104th Assembly District. Jonathan
Jacobson of the City of Newburgh and
Scott Manley of the Town of Newburgh
are in the race for the position.
The winner of the election will fill in
a vacant seat left in the place of Frank
Skartados, who passed away in April.
The district includes Poughkeepsie,
Beacon, the City and Town of Newburgh,
Marlborough and Lloyd. Voting will take
place on November 6 from 6 a.m. until
9 p.m. To find your polling place visit
election.ny.gov.
Jonathan Jacobson
Jacobson is running for the 104th
assembly district in the hopes of ending
the reliance on property taxes to fund
schools, replaced with a statewide tax and
sales.
He looks to pass a women’s
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