The Newburgh Advocate

June 14, 2006

Newburgh: a city on the scenic West Bank of the Hudson River, located in the state of New York, in the United States of America.

The United States of America has a wonderful Constitution, that includes the First Amendment, to quote:

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances.

Unfortunately there has been an attempt to stifle the precious freedom of speech in this City. A complaint has been filed by a Douglas Dollinger, Esq., and 96 Broadway LLC, against Michael Gabor, a City of Newburgh resident, and John and Jane Does numbered 1 through 50 as co-defendants.

Click here to see the original Times-Herald Record article that provoked the complaint.

Click here to read a more recent Times-Herald Record article about the lawsuit.

Click here to read Michael Gabor’s Letter to the Editor regarding this complaint.

The Newburgh Advocate has published the following videos to increase public awareness of this situation.

Click here to see excerpts of the City Council meeting of June 12, 2006, and the Architectural Review Commission meeting of June 13, 2006.

Click here to see a higher resolution version of the City Council meeting excerpts of June 12, 2006, where you may also download the video file.