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Family at the 2019 City of Newburgh Trunk or Treat.

Pandemic can’t scare Halloween

Usually once October hits, those who love Halloween are decorating their houses, planning their costumes, pre-ordering their candy and celebrating the spooky season to its fullest extent. This …

Town budget up less than two percent

The Town of Newburgh unveiled its preliminary town budget for 2021 during a public hearing on Monday. The budget totaled up to $43.4 billion, which was a less than two percent increase from last …
Cyclists make their way down Broadway

Critical Mass Bike Ride - Halloween Edition

On the last Friday of every month between April and October, the Newburgh Transportation Advisory Committee hosts a critical mass bike ride. They have been doing so for the past four years, and even …
Kraiza and Supernova

Supernova challenges Kraiza for town justice

Democrat newcomer Bridgette Supernova is challenging Republican incumbent Michael Kraiza for a four-year term as Town Justice in Marlborough. Michael Kraiza, 62, was born and raised in Marlborough …

Lloyd fails to override tax cap

Last week the Lloyd Town Board failed to pass a local law that would allow the town the option of overriding the 1.56% tax cap for the 2021 town budget. On the roll call vote, Winslow and Pizzuto …
Making a newspaper in 1945
Part of the extensive business office of The News is shown in this view of office personnel at their desks. At extreme right is· H. V. Nocton, chief auditor, who is in charge of this office. All supplies for the entire plant are ordered by this department, and all accounts are kept here.

Visit to Business Office Ends Tour of The News

The last stage of our make believe tour of The News plant, in observance of National Newspaper Week, takes us today to the business office. This is not much different from the business office of …
Distribution of the daily output of newspapers from The News press is handled in part by this fleet of three trucks which make deliveries to all dealers within the city and to Beacon. Second from left is Miss Florence Vought, circulation manager.

Circulation Department Sees That You Get Your Paper

All the effort which goes into the production of a daily newspaper would be in vain if the finished product did not get to its subscribers. That is the job of the Circulation Department, which must …
Many a home or automobile is sold or employment obtained through the medium of the little "want ads" appearing in the classified advertising section of The News. Two clients are shown being served by Miss Annie Stapleton and Irving Knox, who are in charge of this department.

Today's Visit Takes Us to the Advertising Department

It is an acknowledged truism that advertising is the life blood of any newspaper. It pays by far the greater portion of the publication cost. Without it, no paper could be published unless it vastly …
This huge press produces nearly 14,000 copies of The Newburgh News every day. Rolls of paper are attached at left and finished newspaper emerge on the far side of the press, not visible in picture. Foreman Adam Rehrey is looking over one of the first papers printed to determine whether it is properly inked and trimmed.

Mighty Roar of Press Drowns Out All Other Noise

The mighty roar of The News press as it begins its run each afternoon is a familiar sound to thousands of persons who have passed by the building at press time, or who have made visits to the …
The second phase of the automatic teletypesetter operation is shown here. The tape produced by the operators is fed into a regular linotype machine equipped with the device shown in center of picture. As the tape runs through the box, the keys of the machine move automatically as though being operated manually.

Teletypesetter Unique Among Newspaper Machines

Between the editorial room, where copy is produced, and the composing room where news matter is prepared for the printed page, the Newburgh News boasts an intermediate department that is unique among …

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