The Town of Orangetown Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a series of painting parties for children on Tuesdays from May 25th through June 15th. Click here to register.
Orangetown Parks & Rec to host painting parties for children
South Nyack
South Nyack is a village incorporated in 1878 in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, in the United States. It is located north of Grand View-on-Hudson, northeast of Orangeburg, east of Blauvelt State Park, south of Nyack and west of the Hudson River. The village is the western terminus of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Its population was 3,510 at the 2010 census.
Orangetown to begin Family Movie Series on May 7th
Orangetown Parks and Recs are just one week from the opening of their Friday Family Movie Series. They are happy to welcome GoGo Squeez as their corporate partner this year. They will be providing some handouts at many of the movie nights! The movies at Veteran’s Memorial Park are shown on a new 16’ X 10’ outdoor movie screen with a surround sound system. The May 7th movie is Dreamwork’s The Croods: A New Age.
Movies will begin at 8:00pm in May and will run approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are $3.00 per person with a max of $15.00 per family. (same household only) Space will be limited and social distancing rules will be in place. In case of rain, the movies will be shown at a later date. Non-residents are invited to attend at a cost of $4.00 per person 2 days prior to each movie if space allows. For more information, please email recreation@orangetown.com or to register please visit here.
Orangetown has Shed the Meds event
Supervisor Kenny hosted a drive through “Shed the Meds” event, in partnership with District Attorney Tom Walsh, Assemblyman Mike Lawler and the Orangetown Police Department. Many thanks to all who came out and disposed of old and unused medications. The event was a success, with thousands of pills taken out of cabinets and potentially off the streets and destroyed in an environmentally safe manner.
Learn to ride a bike in Orangetown on June 5th
The Town of Orangetown Recreation and Parks Department will host a program on bicycle riding and safety on June 5th at Veterans Memorial Park. The program will use a “balancing first” method and, with the help of parents, will learn how to ride and about bike safety. Rain date will be June 12th.
April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The Orangetown Police Department has issued the following Public Service Announcement in honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Take Action- Remind your friends and family: If you’re in the driver’s seat, it’s the only thing you should be doing. No distractions.- If your driver is texting or otherwise distracted, tell them to stop and focus on the road.- Ask your friends to join you in pledging not to drive distracted. You could save a life.
Share your pledge on social media to spread the word — #JustDrive.Distracted driving has become a deadly epidemic on our roads. While drivers texting behind the wheel tops what seems like an endless list of distractions, other risky actions include talking — whether it be on the phone or to others in the car, setting your navigation, adjusting what you’re listening to, drinking coffee, applying makeup, and more. By driving distracted, you’re robbing yourself of seconds that you may need to avoid a close call or deadly crash.
In 2019, distracted driving killed 3,142 people – a 10% increase from 2018. Young drivers seem more prone to using their phones while driving. According to NHTSA research from 2017, drivers 16 to 24 years old have been observed using handheld electronic devices while driving at higher rates than older drivers have since 2007. But make no mistake: It isn’t just young people who are driving distracted, as drivers in other age groups don’t lag far behind.
