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Two events are being held in Haverstraw, one tonight and one tomorrow, to celebrate Juneteenth, now officially a federal holiday. It marks the day that news of liberation came to Texas more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in 1863. Tonight at 6pm there will be a flag raising ceremony followed by “Dancing Under the Stars” at Haverstraw Village Hall. Then at 3:30 tomorrow the celebration continues at the Haverstraw African-American Memorial Park on Clinton Street, featuring music, entertainment, food and more.

The Village of Haverstraw’s Farmers’ Market is open for business on Sunday. Town supervisor Howard Phillips there’s more there than just fresh locally-grown produce…

The market is open Sundays from 9am to 1pm in front of Haverstraw Village Hall.

Clarkstown’s Auxiliary Police were honored at a dinner last week. The event is held annually but wasn’t held last year due to the pandemic. Supervisor George Hoehmann says the volunteer group works with the town’s Police Department to help with with traffic and crowd control at parades and special events, crime prevention, and they assist by doing residential house checks…

In other Clarkstown News, tomorrow it’s Serendipity Saturday — Germonds Pool is opening for the season, and that’s free for all Clarkstown residents.

Sunday is Father’s Day, and the town of Stony Point is hosting a special event. Supervisor Jim Monaghan says it’s the PAL’s annual “I Caught a Fish” contest at Camp Bullowa…

Camp Bullowa is located on Franck Road in Stony Point. The event runs from 9am-11:30am. It’s for kids ages 4-12.