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Vanderhoef Appoints Workforce Investment Board Members
Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef appointed seven new members to the Workforce Investment Board.

Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef appointed seven new members to the Workforce Investment Board.

Steven McDonald, a NYPD detective who became an inspirational public speaker after being shot and paralyzed from the neck down in 1986, will speak Monday at a Holy Week Prayer service of reconciliation at St. Margaret Church in Pearl River.
Pearl River School District Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Sue Wheeler spoke about a "flipped classroom" at Tuesday's board of education meeting.
Matt Reid replaces Kevin Hardy as Pearl River Chamber of Commerce President.
Rittenberg Field will not be ready by Sunday's planned opening day.
Henry Ottley, 57, was arrested by the entrance to Tappan Zee Elementary School.
The Dan Sullivan Foundation will hold a fundraiser Saturday, April 6 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Albertus Magnus High School.
Anyone interested in running for two seats on the Pearl River Board of Education on the May 21 ballot must have their petitions in by April 22.
A cast of over 160 Pearl River Middle School students put on a production of Beauty and the Beast for classmates and teachers Wednesday. They will perform sold out evening shows tonight, Friday and Saturday.
The Pearl River Middle School spring musical performance of Beauty and the Beast, Jr., had showings for elementary school students Monday and middle school students Wednesday, with sold out public shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Family best bets for the upcoming week include Sunday's Easter Egg Hunt on the Central Ave. Field.
Pearl River High School students shared their National History Day projects at the board of education meeting Tuesday.
The Pearl River Board of Education approved resolutions eliminating teaching and clerical positions for 2013-14 to keep the budget under the state mandated tax cap. Pearl River willl holds its budget vote and board of education election May 21.
Applications to work for Orangetown Summer Camp programs are due Wednesday. Registration for participants in the programs began with mail-ins only March 15. Walk-in registrations begin Friday.
Pearl River Schools opened with a two-hour delay this morning due to last night's snow. Pearl River Public Library will open at 1 p.m.
The 2013 season will be Laurie Mayernik's last as Pearl River's varsity girls lacrosse coach.
The Pearl River Board of Education will hold a public hearing before adopting a proposed 2013-14 budget tonight.
The crowd from the 51st Annual Rockland County St. Patrick's Day Parade kept Pearl River businesses busy Sunday.
Connor Alvarez of Mountainview was arrested in Pearl River for obstruction, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Yogurt Sensations opened its doors in Pearl River for the first time Sunday, the day of the Rockland County St. Patrick's Day Parade.