The Newburgh City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Friday to discuss asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Michael Lembhard late Wednesday at a Liberty Street apartment. Read more…
The controversial “gentlemen’s club” planned on Rt. 9W wasn’t on Monday night’s Newburgh Town Board agenda, but most of the citizens in attendance were patiently awaiting their chance to speak during the “public comments” portion of the meeting. Read more…
During a special meeting on Monday, March 5, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education appointed Maxine Nodel as executive principal of Newburgh Free Academy (NFA), replacing Peter Copeletti, who retired last June. Read more…
In 2011, the City of Newburgh came precariously close to padlocking the Aquatic Center at Delano-Hitch Recreation Park. In the end, the cash-strapped City appealed to civic-minded citizens who donated a total of $28,000 and raised the total needed to open the pool for six weeks between the 4th of July and mid-August. Read more…
Developers of the Marketplace at Newburgh, a multimillion-dollar shopping mall that has wended its way slowly through the planning stages, will venture before the Town of Newburgh Planning Board Thursday night seeking an amended site plan. Read more…
The Newburgh Town Board can expect a lively evening when it meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 6 – opponents of a so-called “gentlemen’s club” planned on Route 9W in the Middle Hope area of the town are planning a rally at Town Hall to share their feelings with local officials. Read more…
The Marketplace at Newburgh will have to wait to learn if the Orange County Industrial Development Agency will endorse its bid for tax breaks owners of its neighbor and key competitor Newburgh Mall feels would be devastating. Read more…
On the surface, it seemed like a simple request. But nothing is that simple when it involves the Newburgh City Council and the expenditure of City funds. Read more…
DNA, the 21st century’s version of fingerprints, received a strong endorsement from local law enforcement Thursday, who chided the New York State Assembly for burying an All Crimes DNA Bill in committee the past two years. Read more…
Frantic calls of a stabbing in progress brought City of Newburgh Police Officers Joseph Palermo and John Perez to a hallway at 105 Benkard Ave. this past Wednesday morning. Read more…
