For the Kids: Highway Dept. Open House, West Nyack Fair

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Orangetown Highway Department Open House 

• When/Where: Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Orangetown Highway Dept. at 119 Route 303 in Orangeburg. 
  
• Why Go: Orangetown residents and their families can tour the facility, witness demonstrations, explore highway department vehicles and learn more about how the department works at the 17th Annual Orangetown Highway Department Open House. The first 50 children in attendance receive “Highway Helper” t-shirts. Meet representatives from Orangetown Police Department, Rockland County Sheriff’s Department, Organic Recycling Inc., Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc., and Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority among others. 
• Cost/Contact: Free/For more information, call the Orangetown Highway Dept. at (845) 359-6500  

• When/Where: Nyack Public Library 4 p.m. Friday. 
  
• Why Go: Enjoy a movie (rated PG-13 or younger) with popcorn in the Nyack Teen Room. 
  
• Cost/Contact: Contact Elizabeth Hobson for more information./ http://nyacklibrary.org/ 
  

• When/Where: Barnes & Noble Book Store in Palisades Center in West Nyack. Sessions at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17 and 11 a.m.  Saturday May 18. 
  
• Why Go: Join in this hands-on learning event. Children will listen to the story Grow Caterpillar Grow! and build a character out of Lego pieces. 
  
• Cost/Contact: Free/(845) 348-4701

• When/Where: May 16-19 at Germonds Park. Open 6 p.m. to 10 p..m. Thursday and Friday and 4 pm. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

• Why Go: Take in the rides, games, food and entertainment at the 8th Annual West Nyack Fire Company Fair at Germonds Park. Entertainment includes the Blues, Jazz and Classic rock of Russ Gurney’s Blues on Tap Saturday evening and Rock & Roll of The NewHearts Sunday.
  
• Cost/Contact: $25 for one day of unlimited rides. 

• When/Where: Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m. at Memorial Park in Orangeburg. 
  
• Why Go: The Rotary Club of Pearl River sponsors the 30th Annual Jake Amann Fishing Contest. There will be trophies and prizes for the kids. The Rotary Club will be selling hot dogs and soda for the people and worms for the fish. Some of the fish are tagged, with prizes corresponding to the tags. 
  
• Cost/Contact: Free. No registration is required.  

• When/Where: Pearl River High School tennis courts Sunday, May 19 at 9 a.m.
  
• Why Go: Come watch and support the Thomas Scognamiglio Memorial Scholarship Fund’s first fundraiser will be a Volley-Tennis Tournament. There are 40 five-member teams registered. There will be prizes, raffles and refreshments at this event held in the memory of Thomas Scognamiglio, who was a 16-year-old Pearl River High School student who passed away after a year-long battle with cancer Oct. 17, 2012. 
  
• Cost/Contact: Registration is closed/For more information, contact Joe Scognamiglio at (845) 642-6790. Donations should be made out to the Thomas Scognamiglio Memorial Scholarship Fund and sent to 21 W.O. Bauer Lane, Orangeburg, NY, 10962