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Dear Residents -
 
This week the Town Board paid tribute to Dr. Arlene Clinkscale as part of our Black History Month Celebration. I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Clinkscale two years ago when she was honored at Lincoln Avenue Elementary School in Pearl River, where she was hired as a teacher in 1960. She later went on to become Rockland’s first African American principal and New York’s first African American woman superintendent of schools. If you missed the meeting, I recommend taking a few minutes to listen to the remarks of this incredible woman (starts at 15:32 and runs approximately 5:40) who will be turning 93 on St. Patrick’s Day.
 
Tomorrow at Town Hall, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Assemblyman Lawler and I will be co-hosting a drive-through coat drive. Please be mindful that we are only accepting new or gently used coats. If you have clothing or footwear that is in poor condition, please drop it into one of the many charity donation boxes you see around town. What many people do not know is that these organizations sell the unwearable items to re-manufacturing companies who shred the textiles to make new materials, like carpet padding, fill for coats and pillows, or car insulation. This not only helps support their charitable programs, but also avoids it going into the garbage and being trucked to a landfill over 300 miles away.
 
Orangetown held a drive-through COVID-19 test kit giveaway on Tuesday. While many kits were distributed, there are still some available for pick up at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. They are available to Orangetown residents on a first-come, first-served basis, and there is a limit of 2 kits per household.
 
Enjoy your weekend everyone! 

Respectfully,
Teresa M. Kenny
Town of Orangetown
26 Orangeburg Road
Orangeburg, New York 10962
(845) 359-5100 x 2293
Happy 93rd Birthday to Dr. Arlene Clinkscale,
on Saint Patrick's Day ♣♣♣
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Orangetown Police Department
and
New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
Notice of Comment Period
Topic:          Proposed Transportation Improvement Program Amendments
Period:        February 2, 2022 through February 11, 2022

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) announces a public comment period for proposed amendments to the Federal Fiscal Years 2020-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The comment period begins on
Wednesday February 2, 2022 and ends on Friday February 11, 2022.
Comments are due in writing BY EMAIL ONLY to NYMTC-TIP@dot.ny.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday February 11, 2022. Details of these actions and all the proposed changes to the TIP are available at  https://bit.ly/35BD2Lc
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