Mid Hudson Times Aug. 09 2017 | Page 2

2 Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 22 Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8 Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 PUBLIC AGENDA MONDAY, AUGUST 14 Newburgh City Council meeting. 7 p.m. City Hall, 83 Broadway. Newburgh Town Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 City of Newburgh Planning Board, 7:30 p.m. City of Newburgh Activity Center, 401 Washington St. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 Town of Newburgh Planning Board, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Town of Newburgh ZBA, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1496 Route 300, Town of Newburgh. HOW TO REACH US OFFICE: 300 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550 PHONE: 845-561-0170, FAX: 845-561-3967 Emails may be directed to the following : ADVERTISING [email protected] CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS [email protected] TO REACH THE EDITOR [email protected] FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICES [email protected] WEBSITE www.timescommunitypapers.com The Mid Hudson Times, (USPS 000-5947) is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday at Newburgh, NY 12550, with offices at 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY. Single copy: $1 at newsstand. By mail in Orange, Ulster or Sullivan Counties: $40 annually, $44 out of county. Periodicals permit at Newburgh, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mid Hudson Times, 300 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. 105th gets first female commander By SHANTAL RILEY [email protected] Col. Denise Donnell assumed command of the 105th Airlift Wing at a ceremony at Stewart Air National Guard Base on Sunday. She is the first woman to lead a flying wing of the New York Air National Guard. Donnell, an accomplished naval pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours under her belt, was promoted from the position of vice commander. She replaces Col. Howard Wagner as wing commander. According to the Air National Guard, Donnell was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1993. “After nine years as a naval aviator, Col. Donnell joined the Air National Guard at Stewart ANGB in Newburgh,” the Air National Guard states. “She was selected to become the 105th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander in October, 2005, and earned her maintenance badge while continuing to fly as a C-5 aircraft commander.” She was selected to command the 109th Maintenance Group at Stratton Air National Guard Base in 2013. Donnell was reassigned to the 105th Airlift Wing as vice commander to Wagner in 2016. As commander