Assistance For Special Needs Students, School Board Sets Tax Rate

Each day, Patch provides the nuts and bolts of local happenings with our five-bullet local dispatch. 

1.) Events: Open House For Students With Special Needs – CORE Program in the Technology Center at Rockland Community College from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Click here to read more about this college readiness program.

2.) Events: The Clarkstown Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at the Chestnut Grove Administrative Center to set the tax rate for the 2013-2014 school year and approve the appointments of a district coordinator of secondary education and district coordinator of math science and technology education.

3.) Weather: Summer returns on Wednesday with the high temperature forecast to reach 90. Keep the sunblock handy, the UV Index will be 8. And after dusk, look for a full moon.

4.) News: Fatal Boat Accident Investigation Continues was one of yesterday’s most read stories.

5.) Blog: Here's an idea: turn your favorite sorbet into a summer ade of sorts. This Patch blogger has recipes.