NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FIRST-PLACE AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE , 2016
Vol . 29 , No 3 JANUARY 18 - 24 , 2017 3 3 ONE DOLLAR
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
DEC weighs Beaver Dam contamination
By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public meeting to provide information on Beaver Dam Lake , found last year to be contaminated by perfluorooctane
Public forum is scheduled for January 24
sulfonate ( PFOS ) and perflurooctanoic acid ( PFOA ).
The meeting will be held at 7 p . m . on Tuesday , Jan . 24 , at the Washingtonville Middle School Auditorium . DEC staff are expected to attend .
“ Perfluorinated compounds ( PFCs ), specifically PFOS and PFOA , have been
Volunteers honor MLK legacy
detected in the surface water of Beaver Dam Lake and its tributaries , which is part of the Beaver Dam Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District ,” the DEC reports .
The man-made chemicals have been found throughout the area . Last spring ,
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More than 100 volunteers joined Habitat Newburgh Monday in honoring the legacy of Dr . Martin Luther King , Jr . with a day of service . Together , they worked on Habitat Newburgh projects ranging from demolition at the latest gut-rehab house , to painting doors and trim , and helping at the ReStore . Pictured : a volunteer working on demolition at 30 S . Miller Street .
End of Democracy ?
Anti-Trump protest march scheduled for Friday
By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com
Funeral for American Democracy . That ’ s the title of the upcoming march to protest the swearing-in of presidentelect Donald Trump . Scheduled to start at Broadway and Colden Street on Friday at noon , the march is expected to be part protest , part political statement and part performance art .
The event is open to public participation . March organizer and Newburgh artist Julie Tremblay described the march as a “ performance art piece .”
“ I felt like I wanted to do something locally ,” Tremblay said . “ I ’ m grateful to those who are traveling far away to march , but we shouldn ’ t forget about taking local action .”
The march route will begin at Broadway and Colden Street , head up Broadway and then turn south onto Liberty Street , ending at Washington Headquarters State Historic Site . A “ funeral ” is set to take place at the end of the march . “ A lot of people are in mourning ,” Tremblay said , comparing the march to a funeral procession . “ I ’ ve been in mourning since the election .”
However , the funeral portion of the event “ should be taken with a dose of humor ,” she said . “ It ’ s important we Continued on page 4
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