Mid Hudson Times Feb. 10 2016

TIMES MID HUDSON Vol. 28, No 6 3 FEBRUARY 10, 2016 Page 20 SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR City of Newburgh signs agreement to remedy sewer woes The City of Newburgh has signed a consent order with the New York State Department of Conservation to address overflows of storm water and raw sewage entering the Hudson River. The DEC ONE DOLLAR Pajama Party Consent order By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] 3 announced the agreement last week, unveiling a 15-year plan to upgrade the city’s aging sewer system. Continued on page 4 Fire on North Miller Street School district plans for NFA West By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] Bob McCormick The City of Newburgh Fire Department responded to an alarm of fire at 199 North Miller St. Tuesday morning. As they reached the scene there was heavy fire coming from the second story in the rear of the building. Newburgh requested Vails Gate FAST Team, a ladder from Beacon FD, and a pumper from West Point to the scene. Middlehope was requested to standby with a ladder truck and New Windsor had a pumper for standby at the City of Newburgh Public Safety Building. The fire is under investigation. WWW.MIDHUDSONTIMES.COM “What happens when you see a child… not for his or her deficits, but what they can achieve with the right love, with the right attention and the right setting?” he asked. Newburgh Enlarged City School District Superintendent of Schools Roberto Padilla addressed teachers gathered at the Newburgh Board of Education Auditorium last Friday to discuss NFA West - a new high school campus to be located in the former West Street School building at 39 West St. “We’re calling this a non-traditional high school,” said Padilla. “We don’t want it to feel like NFA Main or NFA North. We need it to be different. We need to target students who have dropped out or are considering dropping out.” The school will incorporate a blended-learning model, offering small classes and personalized learning in a non-traditional setting. The school is expected to open with approximately 60 ninth- and tenth-grade students in September. The district anticipates about 120 students to be enrolled at the school in three years, Padilla said. “We’re looking at academically-at-risk students,” said NFA West design committee member Ebony Continued on page 27