{"id":21002,"date":"2013-10-03T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upstater.com\/?p=21002"},"modified":"2013-10-01T22:21:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T02:21:31","slug":"what-the-heck-happened-to-newburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upstater.com\/what-the-heck-happened-to-newburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Heck Happened to Newburgh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_21012\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><a href=\"http:\/\/newburghrestoration.com\/blog\/category\/rescue-me\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21012\" alt=\"Photo from Newburgh Restoration\" src=\"http:\/\/upstater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/rescue_me_newburgh-490x326.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Newburgh Restoration<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s the question most commonly asked about this city, with all its beauty and all its struggles so plainly evident. So on October 4th, t<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">he Historical Society of Newburgh Bay &amp; the Highlands will host a retrospective to recall &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">the 1960\u2019s conflict over a plan to curb welfare costs to help meet the city\u2019s financial struggles. The decision sparked a national debate that became known as the &#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Battle of Newburgh.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The retrospective will be held on\u00a0October 6th, from\u00a01pm \u2013 3:30pm\u00a0at Aquinas Hall on the campus of Mount Saint Mary College is Newburgh.\u00a0The program will include a viewing of the original NBC White Papers Report and a short video compilation of personal first-hand accounts. This will be followed by a panel discussion with a group of notable historians.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $10 for general admission and free to Historical Society Members. Group discounts are available. Visit\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"http:\/\/newburghinretrospect.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">newburghinretrospect.com<\/a>\u00a0for more info.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the question most commonly asked about this city, with all its beauty and all its struggles so plainly evident. 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