Reminder : South Orangetown School Budget Vote and School Board Election

Tuesday, May 16, 7AM to 9PM — South Orangetown School Budget Vote and School Board Election. All Palisades residents vote at Tappan Zee Elementary School on Route 9W in Piermont.

On the ballot are two propositions: one on busing, the other eliminating the “Gentlemen’s Agreement,” which came about in 1957 when Palisades-Sparkill, Piermont, Tappan, Orangeburg and Blauvelt turned over their NYS school charters and school buildings to form a central school district. They did so under the non-legal agreement that each of the hamlets would have representation on the five member Central Board of Education. Passage of the proposition would end this agreement; school board members would be elected “at large”.

If you have previously voted in a general election, or a school election, you are registered to vote. For further information, call the District Clerk at 680-1012.

Palisades Resident Honored

On April 8, Tony Gerard was among the honorees at the Annual Benefit Dinner of the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center in Spring Valley.

Gerard, who is an attorney, received Certificates of Merit from the Towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown, an Award of Appreciation from the Rockland County Executive, a Certificate of Merit from Senator Thomas Morahan, a Certificate of Achievement from the County of Rockland, and a Citation from the New York State Assembly. The awards were given for his legal work representing the underprivileged in Rockland County.

Last Lamont Lecture

On Sunday, May 21, at 3PM, John Mutter will give a lecture titled “The Katrina Disaster, a Poor World Tragedy in a Rich Country.” Admission is $5 at the door.

Dorothy Turns 90

At 11:30AM on Sunday, April 30, the Palisades Presbyterian Church hosted a reception in honor of Dorothy Davis’s 90th birthday. The event was attended by many friends, old and new, who wished to join in the celebration of Dorothy’s long and productive life.

Tragic Loss for Postmistress

Jamarr Whatley, son of Mary Whatley, Palisades Postmistress, died on April 15. Jamarr, who was only 22, suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed during football practice. He was a student of Culinary Arts at the University of Akron in Ohio.

Goodbye to the Palisades Driving Range!

The Palisades Driving Range on Route 9W. Photo: Carol Baxter
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Bulldozer at the Palisades Driving Range. Photo: Carol Baxter
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See also a related article: Develpers Make Steady Progress Progress with 9W Golf Subdivision.

We Will Have a Memorial Day!

There will be a parade and Memorial Day observance at 9AM at the Palisades flagpole on Monday May 29th. Everyone come!