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Orangetown Budget Hearing, Pearl River Library Mitten Tree

Find out what's happening this week in and around Pearl River.

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Monday, Nov. 11

  • Monday is Veteran's Day. Thank you to all of America's veterans for their service. 
Tuesday, Nov. 12
  • The annual Lend a Hand coat drive runs from Tuesday through Friday at the entrance to Tappan Zee High School on Dutch Hill Road in Orangeburg. Adult jeans, shoes and sneakers will also be accepted. Donated items will go to People to People, the Nyack Homeless Project and One to One Learning. Volunteers are needed to sort through items from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Read more here
  • The Rockland County Legislature’s Planning & Public Works Committee will meet at 7 p.m. followed by the Budget & Finance Committee at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and take place held at 11 New Hempstead Road in New City.
  • The Orangetown Town Council will hold a public hearing on the 2014 prelimary town budget during the regular board meeting that begins 7:30 p.m. in Orangetown Town Hall on Orangeburg Road. The public hearing will begin no earlier than 8:10 p.m., but it could be later with another hearing set for 8 p.m. regarding the town's contract with the Blauvelt Fire Department. The town council must adopt its 2014 budget by Nov. 19. The full agenda for Tuesday's meeting is on the town website here
  • Pearl River Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the district administration building on Crooked Hill Road in Pearl River. 
Wednesday, Nov. 13
  • The Rockland Independent Living Center and Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski will host a Town Hall Training at the Fire Training Center in Pomona from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The training is designed to teach and empower local communities how to better include and respond to people with disabilities including the responsibilities of municipal employees in addressing the needs of persons with disabilities. 
  • The RBA Annual Celebrity Dinner features Guest Speaker Joe Connolly, business commentator with WCBS Newsradio and the Wall Street Journal. The evening includes a cocktail reception, dinner, guest speaker and Viennese Dessert Table. Reservations are required and contact information can be found here.
  • The Rockland County Legislature’s Environmental Committee meets at 6 p.m. at 11 New Hempstead Road in New City. The meeting is open to the public. 
Thursday, No. 14
  • Pearl River Public Library will hold hold a kickoff event for its annual Mitten Tree from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the library community room. Children are asked to bring in mittens, gloves, hats or scarves to be donated to People to People for its Project Joy. The children, grades Kindergarten through third, will also watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Popcorn will be provided. Find out more here. 
Friday, Nov. 15 
  • Friday is the last day to take the Pearl River Public Library community survey. Find out more on the library website here


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