Background information about Newburgh, N. Y. explaining why a conflict has arisen over the public welfare program. Mentions three improvements in Newburgh --the enactment of a zoning code, the beginning of an urban renewal program, and an intensified plan for housing inspection. Shows how welfare funds in Newburgh are spent and explains how City Manager Mitchell has attacked the welfare program and has taken steps to restrict welfare eligibility and...

The Books Alive! adaptation of The Quiltmakers Gift by Jeff Brumbeau performed at the Wallkill Public Library in 2006. Includes the performance of the play at the Wallkill Public Library, and at the Barnes & Noble in Newburgh, N.Y., and a slide presentation of the cast, rehearsals, the play and quilts, which were created by the cast.