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Dear Residents -
 
Now that Rockland County has qualified for FEMA assistance, homeowners, renters and small businesses that suffered damages due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida can apply for assistance online at DisasterAssistance.gov or call the toll-free helpline at (800) 621-3362. With the help of Rockland County and the Town or Orangetown, FEMA agreed to open a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at Orangetown’s Youth Soccer Complex (OMM), 175 Old Orangeburg Rd, Orangeburg, NY. The hours of operation are from 8 am - 7 pm, Monday through Sunday. You may visit the DRC to:
 
1.    Learn about disaster assistance programs
2.    Apply for disaster assistance
3.    Check the status of your FEMA application
4.    Help you understand FEMA notices or letters
5.    Find housing and rental assistance information
6.    Get referrals to agencies that offer other assistance
7.    Meet with a Small Business Administration (SBA) agent
 
With the deadline having passed for any potential challenge to the Village Board’s approval of the South Nyack Dissolution Plan, it is official that on April 1, 2022, the Village of South Nyack will become an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Orangetown. The Town of Orangetown extends a warm welcome to the residents of South Nyack and is looking forward to working with the Village Board and employees to ensure a smooth transition. 
 
We are promised more sunshine this weekend, so get outside and take advantage of it. Me? You'll find me on the roof on Sunday!   
 
 Respectfully,
Teresa M. Kenny
Town of Orangetown
26 Orangeburg Road
Orangeburg, New York 10962
(845) 359-5100 x 2293
Public Service Announcements
from the Orangetown Police Department:
The Orangetown Police Department reminds our residents to lookout for each other, especially our elderly or vulnerable who are frequently targets of Online and Phone Scams.

Please take a moment and have a conversation with those who may be at risk.

Explain that scams requesting money or gift cards are on the rise. Setup a procedure to verify request for money or any type of transfer. A second set of eyes or a second opinion on a request may make a difference. Some examples of these scams include the IRS, grandchildren in trouble, accidents involving family members or requests for gift cards. Although incidents of this type may occur, a thorough vetting of the money request could prevent a crime.

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Issues Public Safety Alert on sharp increase in fake prescription pills containing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine. DEA Warns that international and domestic criminal drug networks are flooding the United States with lethal counterfeit pills.

The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA’s Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public awareness of a significant nationwide surge in counterfeit pills that are mass-produced by criminal drug networks in labs, deceptively marketed as legitimate prescription pills, and are killing unsuspecting Americans at an unprecedented rate.

The issuance of the DEA’s Public Safety Alert coincides with the launch of DEA’s One Pill Can Kill Public Awareness Campaign to educate the public of the dangers of counterfeit pills. DEA urges all Americans to be vigilant and aware of the dangers of counterfeit pills, and to take only medications prescribed by a medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. DEA warns that pills purchased outside of a licensed pharmacy are illegal, dangerous, and potentially lethal. For more information, please click here.
Upcoming Events
Neil Berg and Johnny Markowski present: God-Stock II

On Sunday, October 10th - an outdoor concert event at the Rockland GAA. Raising funds to help Rockland's main food bank "People to People" and Nyack's "Soup Angels.

This Week In History
Did you know....

General George Washington stayed at the DeWindt House, Tappan, NY, from September 28 through October 7, 1780. There he signed the execution warrant and Major John Andre was hanged.