The Nanuet Union Free School District is holding a special Property Purchase Referendum today. The vote will decide whether to buy a residential home at 32 Highview Avenue in Nanuet for $577,000. It’s right next door to the Highview Elementary School, and if it passes, the home will be converted into a “reimagined outdoor education space and learning commons” designed for students in the 3rd and 4th grades. The district says they do not expect the project to add any cost to taxpayers. The vote is being held today from 9AM – 7PM at Nanuet Senior High School. Also today, the South Orangetown Central School District will be holding a special election for one Board of Education seat that was vacated due to a resignation earlier this year. The term ends June 30th, 2027. The election period runs from 7AM to 9PM at four locations within the district.
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Ramapo Residents on Flying Drones: Meh
As sightings of unidentified flying objects continue to be the buzz around the northeast, particularly New York and New Jersey, others aren’t as concerned about the shows in the skies. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says not too many people in his town are that concerned, at least not enough to call the police…
The Associated Press reported yesterday a White House national security spokesman said they have yet to identify any public safety or national security risks from any reported drone sightings. So far, they believe they were lawfully-flown drones, planes or even stars. President-elect Donald Trump is skeptical, the New York Post reported Monday that Trump yesterday accused President Biden and the Pentagon of hiding information about the drones spotted.
Rockland County Executive Slams Feds For Silence on Drone Sightings
Unidentified flying objects, some believe drones the size of cars, have been spotted in the skies over Rockland and Orange counties. Whatever they are, no one seems to know for sure, and the ones who should know, they aren’t saying. The runways at Stewart Airport in New Windsor had to be shut down for about an hour Friday due to drone activity. Rockland County Executive Ed Day told “The Morning Show” Friday it’s frustrating the federal government isn’t saying what the objects are…
Drone sightings have been reported in several other states, including New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. Officials have urged calm and said there is no evidence the sightings pose a security threat.
Orangetown Police Seeking Evidence in Two Recent Burglary Cases in Pearl River and Orangeburg
Two burglaries in Orangetown are under investigation and may be connected. Orangetown Police say they happened in the early-morning hours on Friday in Pearl River and Orangeburg. The first was at a residence on Pinto Road in Pearl River around 4:13am. The suspects got in through a lower-level window, but fled the scene empty-handed. The second incident occurred a short time later on Howard Avenue in Orangeburg. The suspects got in through a kitchen window, and took key fobs to several cars. The suspects were wearing dark-colored, hooded sweatshirts and ski masks. They fled in a dark-colored, four-door sedan, and may have targeted high-end cars. Anyone with video from these locations or other information, is asked to call Orangetown Police at 845-359-3700.
Arrest of Healthcare CEO Shocks Maryland Local Radio Station, Friend of WRCR, and Morning Show “Rude Awakenings” Crew
While some have aligned themselves with the alleged killer in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, others are shocked it happened at all. Our friend Bulldog, host of “The Rude Awakening” show at radio station WOCM Ocean 98 down in Ocean City Maryland, says the family of alleged killer Luigi Mangione is well-known and respected among their listeners…
Family patriarch Nick Mangione was born in Baltimore in 1925, served in the Navy, spent years as a bricklayer and contractor, and became a powerful local businessman. Luigi Mangione is one of his 37 grandchildren. He’s hired a New York City attorney, and remains held in Pennsylvania, fighting extradition to New York.