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Article - Pougkeepsie Journal: JWs eye buying site for church complex
by AndersonsInfo injehovah's witnesses eye buying site for church complex.
craig wolf, poughkeepsie journal 9:35 p.m. est february 16, 2015. .
rivercrest apartments in the town of fishkill is owned by jehovahs witnesses, who are negotiating to buy adjacent property, the town supervisor says.
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Jehovah's Witnesses eye buying site for church complex
Craig Wolf, Poughkeepsie Journal 9:35 p.m. EST February 16, 2015Rivercrest Apartments in the Town of Fishkill is owned by Jehovah’s Witnesses, who are negotiating to buy adjacent property, the town supervisor says.(Photo: Craig Wolf/Poughkeepsie Journal file)
FISHKILL – The Jehovah's Witnesses church envisions a working church complex adjacent to the apartment development that the organization recently bought in the Town of Fishkill, the town supervisor says. The move could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost tax revenue for the town and the Beacon City School District.
The potential exists for the group to claim a religious exemption from property taxes on both, though it would be at least a year before either claim would be likely to come up.
Supervisor Bob LaColla did not know whether the church had yet succeeded in negotiations to buy the adjacent industrial property. LaColla estimated that if both parcels were eventually deemed eligible for tax exemption, it could cost the town $100,000 a year in lost revenue and cost the Beacon school district about $800,000 a year.
LaColla said officials from the church group laid out a scenario for what they plan to do in the town. As reported in the Poughkeepsie Journal Dec. 23, the Watchtower bought the 250-unit Rivercrest Luxury Apartments for $57 million, according to deed records at the Dutchess County Clerk's Office.
Beyond that, LaColla said the Witnesses spoke of erecting an assembly hall, a video production studio and three office buildings on land owned by Chelsea Waterfront Development LLC land. It covers more than 57 acres in two parcels overlooking the Hudson River.
The apartment sale was from Rivercrest Development LLC, based in Yonkers, to Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Watchtower is better known as Jehovah's Witnesses.
LaColla said the Witnesses are also negotiating for the industrial site just north of the Rivercrest Apartments, one formerly known as Circle M, after a wood-treating company that operated there. It is currently shown in property records as owned by Chelsea Waterfront Development LLC, an entity managed by the same person, Allan V. Rose, who managed Rivercrest Development.
There was no reply Monday from Rose's office in Yonkers. A secretary for Jehovah's Witnesses said the inquiry would be passed along to higher-ups, but no reply was received.
Beacon schools were closed Monday and officials did not reply to inquiries.
An $800,000 loss would be about 1.2 percent of the current Beacon school budget, or about 2.3 percent of its tax levy.
One Rivercrest resident, Don Beverley, who is a retired school administrator from Putnam County, said such a hit to the tax base would be significant. "The district needs to plan for this, too, if they are going to lose all that taxes," he said.
For himself, he's looking around. But high-end complexes like Rivercrest are few in the region, he said. He's even considering moving out of state.
"I'm a lifelong New Yorker. It's hard to think that I'll have Pennsylvania plates on my car," Beverley said.
As working church properties used for religious purposes, the proposed complex would presumably be eligible under state laws for exemption from property tax, LaColla said. Properties used for religious purposes generally are exempt.
LaColla had some doubt about whether the apartment complex could qualify for the tax break. "As a housing facility, I don't know that they can reach that," he said.
Applications for exemption are due by March 1, but since most of the apartments are still rented commercially, Watchtower would apparently not be able to make the claim, LaColla said. "They couldn't say that the housing is just for those who are going to be working there," he said.
However, tenants of the complex who have learned that Watchtower is not renewing leases that have come up say the plan is to move Jehovah's Witnesses into the units as they are emptied. And, in the Rockland County Village of Suffern, Watchtower bought an apartment building and eventually was successful in taking it off the tax rolls.
The Rivercrest complex, among the most pricey and luxurious rental sites in southern Dutchess, was the upper end of complexes in the town, LaColla said. The assessor listed its full market value at $33 million.
The Chelsea Waterfront old industrial site is valued at $1 million. It is subject to a permanent easement favoring the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which oversees contamination mitigation work at the site. LaColla said some of that work had already been done.
Craig Wolf: 845-437-4815; cwolf@poughkeepsiejournal
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National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts today about JWs. Do you want to hear the secrets of what this religion has been keeping under wraps?
by AndersonsInfo into all those who frequent this discussion board:.
we just wanted you to know that an investigative public radio program named reveal, produced by cir (center for investigative reporting) and prx, will present today, saturday, february 14th, the results of new investigations uncovering hidden stories.
in this weeks story, there will be three different topics covered.
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http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b
Full AUDIO episode for Mon, Feb 16, 2015
Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses Keep Lid on Child Sex Abuse Claims Download audio (MP3) The Center for Investigative Reporting's new radio program "Reveal" has unearthed a dark side to the Jehovah's Witnesses, which has about 8 million members worldwide. We talk with Reveal reporter Trey Bundy. His story focuses on a man named Jonathan Kendrick, who remained an active member of congregations in two Bay Area cities despite the fact that the organization's leaders knew about his past act of sexual abuse. The organization remained silent when those acts continued. Reporter: Trey Bundy - See more at:
http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b#sthash.rj9QzQWt.dpuf
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Radio: John Hockenberry "The Take Away" - Jehovah's Witnesses Cover Up Child Sex Abuse
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.thetakeaway.org/story/widespread-child-abuse-and-cover-among-jehovahs-witnesses/.
jehovah's witnesses cover up child sex abuse.
monday, february 16, 2015. the jehovah's witnesses have 8 million worshippers across the world.
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http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b
Full AUDIO episode for Mon, Feb 16, 2015
Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses Keep Lid on Child Sex Abuse Claims Download audio (MP3) The Center for Investigative Reporting's new radio program "Reveal" has unearthed a dark side to the Jehovah's Witnesses, which has about 8 million members worldwide. We talk with Reveal reporter Trey Bundy. His story focuses on a man named Jonathan Kendrick, who remained an active member of congregations in two Bay Area cities despite the fact that the organization's leaders knew about his past act of sexual abuse. The organization remained silent when those acts continued. Reporter: Trey Bundy - See more at:
http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b#sthash.rj9QzQWt.dpuf
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IMPORTANT: Please note on your calender that on MONDAY, Feb. 16th, there will be a segment on a TV NEWS PROGRAM discussing JWs
by AndersonsInfo inon monday evening, feb. 16th, on the pbs newshour, there will be a segment discussing jehovah's witnesses.
generally, the newshour airs at 6 p.m. in different time zones across the united states..
please don't miss it.
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http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b
Full AUDIO episode for Mon, Feb 16, 2015
Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses Keep Lid on Child Sex Abuse Claims Download audio (MP3) The Center for Investigative Reporting's new radio program "Reveal" has unearthed a dark side to the Jehovah's Witnesses, which has about 8 million members worldwide. We talk with Reveal reporter Trey Bundy. His story focuses on a man named Jonathan Kendrick, who remained an active member of congregations in two Bay Area cities despite the fact that the organization's leaders knew about his past act of sexual abuse. The organization remained silent when those acts continued. Reporter: Trey Bundy - See more at:
http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b#sthash.rj9QzQWt.dpuf
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http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b
Full AUDIO episode for Mon, Feb 16, 2015
Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses Keep Lid on Child Sex Abuse Claims Download audio (MP3) The Center for Investigative Reporting's new radio program "Reveal" has unearthed a dark side to the Jehovah's Witnesses, which has about 8 million members worldwide. We talk with Reveal reporter Trey Bundy. His story focuses on a man named Jonathan Kendrick, who remained an active member of congregations in two Bay Area cities despite the fact that the organization's leaders knew about his past act of sexual abuse. The organization remained silent when those acts continued. Reporter: Trey Bundy - See more at:
http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201502160850/b#sthash.rj9QzQWt.dpuf
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IMPORTANT: Please note on your calender that on MONDAY, Feb. 16th, there will be a segment on a TV NEWS PROGRAM discussing JWs
by AndersonsInfo inon monday evening, feb. 16th, on the pbs newshour, there will be a segment discussing jehovah's witnesses.
generally, the newshour airs at 6 p.m. in different time zones across the united states..
please don't miss it.
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If you miss the program, I hear that most likely you can see tonight's NewsHour tomorrow at http://video.pbs.org/program/newshour/
Tonight's PBS NewsHour program will be viewed at different times across the US. Here in Tennesse it's on at 6 PM. In the East Coast of the US that program starts at 7 PM. In California, etc., it airs West Coast Time at 6 PM. Please check to see what time PBS NewsHour airs in your area.
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Radio: John Hockenberry "The Take Away" - Jehovah's Witnesses Cover Up Child Sex Abuse
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.thetakeaway.org/story/widespread-child-abuse-and-cover-among-jehovahs-witnesses/.
jehovah's witnesses cover up child sex abuse.
monday, february 16, 2015. the jehovah's witnesses have 8 million worshippers across the world.
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http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/widespread-child-abuse-and-cover-among-jehovahs-witnesses/
Jehovah's Witnesses Cover Up Child Sex Abuse
The Jehovah's Witnesses have 8 million worshippers across the world. Most Americans meet them face-to-face on their doorsteps, as worshippers practice "field service" ministry, going door-to-door in neighborhoods throughout the country.
Growing up in Fremont, California, Candace Conti was among them. She recalls ringing doorbells and distributing Bible literature to potential worshippers.
"As a kid, I just remember my whole opening shpiel was, 'Wouldn’t you love to live in a beautiful place like this? There would be no sickness. There would be no death. Your loved ones that had passed away would be brought back to life.'" she remembers. Conti spoke to Trey Bundy, a reporter with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. As Bundy tells The Takeaway, the Witnesses' organization soon became a dark place for Conti.
She claims she was repeatedly molested by an elder member of her church, Jonathan Kendrick. While Kendrick was never prosecuted in criminal court, a civil jury found evidence of wrongdoing.
Bundy's investigation into the Jehovah's Witnesses found that Conti isn't alone—he uncovered a widespread pattern of child sexual abuse and cover-up within the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the Jehovah's Witness global headquarters in New York.
As Bundy explains, the Watchtower instructed local elders to cover-up the abuse—or, in the words of one attorney trying more than a dozen sex abuse cases against the Watchtower, "Keep your mouth shut. Do not go to law enforcement."
Jehovah’s Witnesses use 1st Amendment to hide child sex abuse claims Reveal/The Center for Investigative Reporting
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IMPORTANT: Please note on your calender that on MONDAY, Feb. 16th, there will be a segment on a TV NEWS PROGRAM discussing JWs
by AndersonsInfo inon monday evening, feb. 16th, on the pbs newshour, there will be a segment discussing jehovah's witnesses.
generally, the newshour airs at 6 p.m. in different time zones across the united states..
please don't miss it.
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On Monday evening, Feb. 16th, on the PBS NewsHour, there will be a segment discussing Jehovah's Witnesses. Generally, the NewsHour airs at 6 P.M. in different time zones across the United States.
Please don't miss it.
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National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts today about JWs. Do you want to hear the secrets of what this religion has been keeping under wraps?
by AndersonsInfo into all those who frequent this discussion board:.
we just wanted you to know that an investigative public radio program named reveal, produced by cir (center for investigative reporting) and prx, will present today, saturday, february 14th, the results of new investigations uncovering hidden stories.
in this weeks story, there will be three different topics covered.
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To all those who frequent this discussion board:
We just wanted you to know that an investigative public radio program named “Reveal,” produced by CIR (Center for Investigative Reporting) and PRX, will present today, Saturday, February 14th, the results of new investigations uncovering hidden stories.
No matter where you live in the world, if you have access to the Internet, you can hear the February 14th scoop at the Reveal website about the secrets Jehovah’s Witnesses “kept under wraps.” Here’s the link: http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-use-1st-amendment-to-hide-child-sex-abuse-claims/
In this week’s story, there will be three different topics covered.
You’ll hear the secrets of what one powerful religious hierarchy was keeping under wraps; troops opening up about their experiences with torture and whether officers are being held accountable; and Reveal’s look at why so many cities in the U.S. are left without high-speed broadband.
The name of the segment about Jehovah’s Witnesses is “Trying to Keep Secrets.”
The “Reveal” radio show gets picked up by more than 200 public radio stations around the country. So whatever the public radio station is in a given region, that's where it will air. NPR doesn't distribute the show, but in most places, the show will air on the same station you would tune in to listen to NPR.
Each station will start broadcasting February 14th Reveal stories whenever they want to program it starting today, Saturday, at 12:01 A.M. Most stations will likely air it over the weekend (when a lot of listeners tend to tune into public radio), or early next week. Some will run it multiple times and some will run it later in the month. It will air in most of the major markets: New York City, Chicago, etc.
The show will be live on the Reveal website starting today, Saturday, so you can listen to it anytime you want to. And you can distribute it to everyone you know by sending out the link to the Reveal site. http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-use-1st-amendment-to-hide-child-sex-abuse-claims/
Also, the transcript of the show will be available on the Reveal site starting today.
You can read about the Center for Investigative Reporting here: http://www.revealnews.org/about-us/
You can read about Reveal partnering with PBS NewsHour here: http://www.revealnews.org/article/reveal-from-cir-partners-with-pbs-newshour/
Barbara and Joe
Craig Wolf, Poughkeepsie Journal 