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November 15, 2024



Gratitude and Praise ~ Veterans Day 2024


Heartfelt be the sacrifices, the held vision, the victory over oppression,

So this be known...


And they who for country and freedom assail

We with gratitude and praise in glory hail

Life and freedom, endowments divine, visioned they be

The call for valor and justice, this from sea to sea.


The gifts of LIFE with vision blessed and bold

This the giving within each Veteran's story told

Loyalty, dedication, ascending care be they known

This in valor by our sons and daughters shown


Courage to hold to freedom's call and light

In perseverance the challenge be it day or night

Fortitude, strength, imbued with heart's noble call

Sacrifices of body, limb, in this a growing toll


And when returned to home's welcomed shore and land

Let us in caring response put viable support in command

It is resolve that humanity calls to be known

Within the grasps of faith, love and TRUTH be shown



The dream yet dreamed shall yet unfold

And PEACE to be the story blessedly told

This gift of knowing to mark each rising way

We in tribute, with gratitude and praise, this Veterans Day.

 

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

 


Town of Orangetown

IMPORTANT NEWS

"Rich in History"

Camp Shanks Museum Hours


November 30, 2024, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

December 7, 2024, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

December 28, 2024, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm



December 17 - Public Hearing:

  • Proposed zone change for 676 and 680 Western Highway and the north end of Ellsworth Drive, Blauvelt (Continued from September 24, 2024)

For all future Town Board meetings, please click here.

Leadership Rockland's Economic Impact Day

Supervisor Kenny joined Jaime Schwartz, President, Hudson Valley iCampus and Ryan Porter, Managing Partner, MPACT Collective, LLC on a Leadership Rockland panel discussion regarding the Economic Impactors in Rockland County. The moderator was Al Samuels, member of the Executive Committee of the Governor's Mid-Hudson REDC and CEO, Rockland Business Association. It was held at RCC's Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center in Nyack last Thursday, November 7th.

Veterans Drive-By Boxed Lunch

Supervisor Kenny and representatives from the offices of Congressman Mike Lawler and Assemblyman John McGowan, handed out boxed lunches and chatted with Orangetown’s veterans last Friday, November 8th. Special thanks to the members of the Carl A. Schelin American Legion Post 1271 who show up every year to help out.

Tappan Fire Department Annual 5K

The Tappan Fire Department held their 4th Annual 5K on Sunday, November 10th. Despite the larger than normal crowds, the race started promptly at 9:30 am, with dry skies. A big shout-out to Race Director Dan Fuller on bringing together over 200 runners. And congratulations to all those runners who placed in their age groups, especially Supervisor Kenny (2nd), Bill Carpenter (3rd) and Caitlin Kenny (2nd).

Orangetown Police Department

Don't park on leaf piles


One critical and often overlooked hazard is parking a vehicle over a pile of dry leaves. This simple action can quickly become life-threatening due to the high temperatures generated by a vehicle’s exhaust system and catalytic converter. Your cars catalytic converter can reach temperatures up to 1,200°F—easily capable of igniting dry leaves, which can combust at temperatures as low as 300°F.


Why is this a Hazard?

  • Catalytic Converter Temperatures: The average temperature of a catalytic converter when a car is running can soar to over 1,200°F. Dry leaves and other vegetation require only 300°F to ignite.
  • Ignition Rates: At a surface temperature of 400°C (752°F), ignition can occur in as little as three minutes, and at 500°C (932°F), a fire can start in mere seconds

Upcoming Events

Rockland County Events:


To find more events in Orangetown and around Rockland County click here.

Pearl River Farmers Market - EVERY Saturday through to Saturday, November 23, 2024. Awesome vendors every weekend.

Missed Highway's update for this past week? Wondered what they said in past issues? Please click here and stay up to date with what is going on in the Orangetown Highway Department.