Comments on: Council members disagree on hosting KSM trial in Newburgh

By: issuer of standards

issuer of standards — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:34:54 +0000

As a native of the sixth borough and a current resident of the largest borough. I say, all you paranoid local yokals need to look at the possibilities here. The mayor is looking at this as a stimulus for the economy of a city that is beginning to look less attractive than its rival to the west…. yes Middletown, the armpit of orange county.

This opportunity should be greeted with open arms. It would put some shine on the City of Newburgh crest and give some lustre to a city that has not seen any attention since the 1990s special on COPS tv about Newburgh having the worst crime rate in the states…

Mayor Valentine… I commend you and more sheeple in Orange County should wake up and stop starring a gift horse in the mouth… Let us rebuild before the last brick and mortar of buiding on East Parmenter street falls to the ground..

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By: Ernesto Tirado

Ernesto Tirado — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:08:45 +0000

Kudos to Mayor Valentine for wanting to have the terror trials in the City of Newburgh, albeit for economic reasons. Think of the possibilities of having the trials here; the City of Newburgh will be one of the safest cities in the country because of the trials; more needed police officers can be hired with the money to continue to keep the city safe after the trials; local jobs can be created helping reduce the unemployment in the city; there would be an economic boom to local businesses and the waterfront, one of the jewels of Orange County.

I for one don’t care where the trials are held, as long as we get it done so our nation can finally move forward. I lost many friends and colleagues during and after the attacks because these brave men and women entered the buildings to save lives knowing it was extremely dangerous. I know in my heart that those who died would want justice served regardless of where it was held.

Unlike many spineless elected officials who are spreading fear about the big bad terrorists coming here to hurt us, Mayor Valentine is displaying courage and sees the benefits for his city.

By not holding the trials here because you fear that we will be targets in the future is only acknowledging that the terrorists have won.

By: Newburgh Advocate

Newburgh Advocate — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:45:44 +0000

Additional coverage: channel 10 did an interview with Councilwoman Christine Bello. Times Herald-Record editorial today, "Important decisions become the victims of a partisan divide."

By: Cherry@NewburghRestoration

Cherry@NewburghRestoration — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:26:00 +0000

Good job, I was hoping you would cover this! I’ll be tuning in for updates.