Pearl River is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is east of Chestnut Ridge, south of Nanuet, west of Blauvelt, New York, and north of Montvale and Old Tappan, New Jersey. The population was 15,876 at the 2010 census.
Pearl River is 20 miles (32 km) north of midtown Manhattan and just north of the New Jersey border. It is the first (traveling north) of three New York stops on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line.
In 2011, CNNMoney.com ranked Pearl River 78th on its annual "100 Best Places to Live" list.
The Raymond W. DeMeola VFW Memorial Post 1615 will be holding a Memorial Day observance on Sunday, May 30th, at 10 am at the Walkway of American Heroes in Orangeburg.
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 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.
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.
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.
