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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Green space on Broadway
Safe Harbors breaks ground on Green
By SHANTAL RILEY
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City of Newburgh police are seeking
more technology to add to their arsenal
combatting a wave of gun violence
seen in the city in recent months. If
awarded, a federal grant would pay
for a “ShotSpotter” system, which
instantly provides police with real-time
data showing maps, audio and precise
locations of gunshots.
“With this technology, we’ll have
immediate reportage,” Newburgh City
Manager Michael Ciaravino said at
city hall on Monday. “Anywhere this
technology is being used, it has shown
a marked decrease in gunshots fired in
communities.”
The Newburgh City Council voted
unanimously to authorize the city
manager to accept a $432,600 grant, if
awarded, from the U.S. Department of
Justice Bureau for Justice Assistance
to purchase the system. The audience at
City Hall applauded immediately after
the resolution was passed Monday.
According to city police Chief Dan
Cameron, the ShotSpotter system would
use sensors to map a three-mile coverage
area in the city. The grant application
was submitted on April 20.
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Work on the Safe Harbors Green is expected to be completed by the end of June, with limited access until September.
By SHANTAL RILEY
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Shovels dug into the soil in a gesture
marking the start of construction at the
Safe Harbors Green on Broadway and
Liberty Street.
Safe Harbors of the Hudson’s halfacre park is intended to serve as a
green space and encourage economic
development in the City of Newburgh.
Builders, city officials and project
supporters attended a ground-breaking
ceremony at the site on Monday.
“This is a real anchor project,” said
Safe Harbors of the Hudson Executive
Director Lisa Silverstone. “It’s going to
be a wonderful, vibrant place.”
The Safe Harbors Green is designed
to offer plant life, art, event space,
walking paths and a peaceful place to sit
and socialize. The park will boast trees,
native plants, paths, lawns, benches,
solar lighting and a rainwater garden
for storm-water management.
The entire park will be Americans
with Disabilities Act-compliant and
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Liberty and Ann streets are expected to
be paved in time for an early-September
opening date. “This is a watershed
project,” said Newburgh Mayor Judy
Kennedy. “This says so many things
about Newburgh.”
Kennedy said the green provides
further proof of the progress taking
place in the city. “The renaissance is
in progress,” she said. It doesn’t matter
who the “naysayers” are, said the mayor,
“They’re going to be left behind.”
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