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Piermont PAL Toy Drive Keeps Focus Close to Home
This year's annual Piermont PAL Toy Drive will be dedicated to helping Piermont families hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.

This year's annual Piermont PAL Toy Drive will be dedicated to helping Piermont families hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.

Local budgets continue to be a major topic, including Orangetown adopting its 2013 financial plan, which calls for a 4.9% tax increase. Pearl River High School recognized its National Honor Society inductees.
Pearl River athletes competed in state swimming and cross country finals as well as the Section 1 Senior Bowl in football this past weekend and two Albertus Magnus athletes made college choices.
Brian Cook of Pearl River finished fifth and the Pirates took 12th in the New York State Federation Championship Saturday at Bowdoin Park.
The Pearl River Alumni Association's 11th Annual Tree Sale starts Nov. 30 on the Central Avenue Field.
Piermont Police ask people to stay clear of both the Piermont Pier and the North Shore Walkway, which are still unsafe, as the cleanup from Hurricane Sandy continues.
Dominican College will host the Daniel Sullivan Memorial Basketball Tournament today through Sunday at the Hennessy Center.
The state girls swimming and diving championships begin today at Ithaca College. Clarkstown South will compete for the state volleyball championship in Glens Falls. UPDATED with state volleyball information.
Feb. 18 and 19 will now be regular school days for Pearl River Schools.
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Pearl River High School inducted 74 new members into its National Honor Society.
Representatives of the New York State Department of Financial Services are at Piermont Village Hall weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to answer questions related to Hurricane Sandy.
Upcoming family-friendly best bets.
The Orangetown Town Board approved $600,000 of last-minute changes, then voted unanimously to adopt an approximate $62.9 million budget for 2013 which includes a 4.9% tax increase. UPDATED with copy of full final budget attached.
The Orangetown Town Board voted unanimously to adopt an approximate $62.9 million budget for 2013 which includes a 4.9% tax increase.
The Pearl River School District Board of Education will address schedule changes brought about by Hurricane Sandy at Tuesday's meeting.
New York Yankees analyst John Flaherty, a Pearl River resident, will be the keynote speaker at the Rockland Economic Development Corporation's 16th Annual Economic Development Awards Luncheon Nov. 16.
The Orangetown Town Board will continue its public hearing on the 2013 budget 8 p.m. tonight at town hall and could adopt the budget later in the meeting.
FEMA will hold office hours from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Orangetown Town Hall.
Pearl River athletes also competed in the Section 1 girls swimming finals and state cross country championships this past weekend.