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Code compliance supervisor named in City of Newburgh
NEWBURGH – A code compliance supervisor has been named in the City of Newburgh. Quanetta Inman began in her new role on Friday, May 31. Since she began working for the city, she worked as a code compliance officer and most recently as senior code compliance officer. As supervisor,...
Skoufis unveils newly enacted anti-retail theft measures
TOWN OF WALLKILL – The state has enacted a number of anti-retail theft measures in the recently adopted budget and they are aimed at reducing the rising instances of shoplifting. Senator James Skoufis outlined those measures while at the Galleria at Crystal Run in the Town of Wallkill on...
Former Hudson Valley Racetrack Now Hidden Preserve
All throughout New York state, there's always something new to learn about its historical and fascinating past. Within the Hudson Valley, there are several counties that each have their own story. Some historical sites and landmarks are marked with markers while others have been forgotten. There are parts of the...
Newburgh schools set vote date for revised $358M budget: See what cuts were made
NEWBURGH - Residents of the Newburgh School District will get a chance to vote on a revised and reduced budget of $358.9 million for the fiscal 2024-25 school year on June 18. Voting will take place from noon to 9 p.m. The Newburgh school board approved the reduced budget proposal at a special meeting...
Date set for Newburgh schools public safety director civil service test
NEWBURGH – The date has been set for the civil service test for director of school safety and security for the Newburgh school district. It will be administered on July 13 with the last date to file to take the test on June 17. The test was posted online on Friday, May 31.
Genpak shuts down Middletown facility
MIDDLETOWN – Genpak, the company that manufactures polystyrene foodservice containers, is shutting down with the closure expected by August, impacting all 138 employees. The workers are represented by the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers AFL-CIO Local 2189. The plant has operated for over 50 years but is...
New York official offers apology but doesn’t retract anti-Jewish media posts
A New York state municipal leader has received blowback for a series of postings on social media. Deputy Mayor Alexandria Wojcik in New Paltz, N.Y., wrote online about the “geopolitical interests of Zionism,” frequently used the pro-terror term “intifada” and pilloried police for arresting 132 people at the SUNY New Paltz campus. She further characterized anti-Israel activists as “brutally assaulted by law enforcement armed to the teeth in riot gear.”
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