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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
F ire on the M ountain
By LINA WU
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Briana Elisia, a first-year psychology
major, had been in class since 9 in the
morning. Suddenly class was interrupted
by an evacuation order. The environment
became a state of confusion and fear.
“Everyone was kind of confused, [and]
thought it was a drill,” Elisia said.
Last Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., the
students of SUNY Orange were evacuated
due to a suspicious package found on the
premises. The package was found in the
second-floor garage of the Maple building
at the end of Broadway.
The Maple building houses the Social
Security building, SUNY Orange, and
the Department of Labor. According to
the City of Newburgh Police Chief Doug
Soloman, the package was found to be
inert. After it was determined the device
was inert, bomb detection canines assisted
in searching for secondary devices.
The Rockland County Sheriff’s bomb
disposal squad visited the scene to
determine the device was inert in nature.
The New York State Police, Homeland
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Brian Wolfe
A brush fire that raged Friday evening atop Sugarloaf Mountain at Breakneck Ridge in Dutchess Junction could be seen from Plum Point. On
Saturday, helicopters dropped buckets of water on the burning brush. As of Tuesday smoldering pockets remained visible. The cause of the
fire is unknown and remains under investigation.
Habitat reaches a milestone
By LINA WU
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For Mark Stellwag, M&T Bank regional
President, helping Habitat for Humanity
of Greater Newburgh improve homes
is more than just volunteering. It’s
an opportunity to go back to the past.
Stellwag has personally worked on five
to six house improvements. Stellwag is
a Newburgh native, and working on the
William Street project brings back fond
memories of his childhood.
“We used to come down here. You
know, walking with friends through
here,” said Stellwag. Stellwag recalls
fond memories of spending junior high in
and about the neighborhood. “ So I know
this community well. Just to see it come
back and the effort they’re putting into it,
it just makes you feel great. It makes you
want to get more involved on that.”
M&T Bank is one of many companies
that have partnered with Habitat for
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Humanity of Greater Newburgh. M&T
also sponsored Habitat’s 90th and 100th
house. M&T comes out to three to four
of Habitat’s house restorations a year.
Habitat has been working on improving
homes all over Newburgh for families to
live in at an affordable rate. This October,
Habitat will celebrate its 20th year, and
100th house.
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