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Council members disagree on hosting KSM trial in Newburgh
The flurry of press activity began Friday, July 29, as The New York Post printed “Upstaters’ terror-ific idea: Host evildoers and profit” with Mayor Nick Valentine extolling the virtues of holding the Khalid Shaikh Mohammed trial in Newburgh:
I look at it almost as a tourist attraction. The international attention would put Newburgh on the map… [...]
Deja vu all over again
Attendees of the Newburgh City Council work session this past Thursday might have had a funny “Back to the Future” feeling when Neil Novesky was invited to the table. The council was vetting Novesky and his wife Elizabeth to serve as CDBG consultants under Courtney Kain, Acting Planning Department Director. Community Deveopment Block Grant (CDBG) [...]
Courthouse Art Jury Picks Commissioner’s Associate for $75K Work
On Wednesday evening, January 14, the Newburgh Arts and Culture Commission (NACC) ratified the courthouse art jury’s chosen artist. The commission approved the artist without revealing the artist’s name. NACC Chair Stuart Sachs sent a follow-up email on Thursday announcing the name of the artist: Bryan Guglielmi. The next step is for the nomination of [...]
