Valentine
Kennedy
NEWBURGH – Former Newburgh Mayor Nicholas Valentine, a Republican,
has thrown his support behind Democratic Mayor Judy Kennedy.
Kennedy faces a three-way Democratic primary election on September 10
against former city and Orange County Democratic Party Chairman Jonathan
Jacobson and community activist Omari Shakur.
Valentine said he supports the programs that Kennedy has implemented and
the direction at which she is taking the city.
“That comes down to projects that are being developed here, new
people that are coming into town, development along the Liberty Street
corridor; there is just a host of things that I think the current mayor
has been responsible for and has played on and some of the things I started
and tried to get moving,” he said.
Former Councilman John Giudice is running for mayor in the November general
election.
Valentine, who calls Giudice “a friend,” said he has been
out of the loop for too long to be an effective mayor.
