MidHudson News [dot] com is reporting that the Sears department store at the Newburgh Mall, the shopping center's longstanding anchor store, will be closing. Mid-Hudson News confirmed the closure with a spokesperson for the mall. The facility is the last full-service Sears in New York. It is unknown when the store would close for good. The Newburgh Mall is in the early stages of a total makeover by Resorts World Hudson Valley. The casino is set to become the new focal point and anchor at the complex on Route 300. Work on that new entertainment venue is moving forward with an anticipated opening later this year. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.