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North Rockland Voters Overwhelmingly Approve School Budgets, Incumbents

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland County voters on Tuesday overwhelming approved school board budgets and returned incumbent school board members to their seats.

Voters overwhelming approved Rockland County school budgets.

Voters overwhelming approved Rockland County school budgets.

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Here's an overview of the outcome:

Clarkstown: Voters approved the proposed $206 million school board budget by a margin of 1,785-488. Board of Education candidates, Darin Diamond, and David Gosman retained their seats.

East Ramapo: The $232.6 million proposed budget was overwhelmingly defeated, 9,986 to 1,441. 

Mahopac: Voters approved a $120 million budget while also giving the nod to a proposal for monies to purchase a new bus. 

Nanuet: Voters gave the thumbs up to the proposed $71.9 million by a margin of 512-154.

North Rockland: The School Board received overwhelming support for its $216.6 million budget.

Nyack: Voters approved the proposed $83 million budget by a 1,113-246 margin. incumbents Leann Irving, Jennifer Marraccino and James Marshall were re-elected, along with Beth Davidson and Michael Lockett.

Pearl River: Voters gave the okay for the board's proposed $65.8 million budget as well as passing a proposition to borrow $29 million for district-wide renovations.

Ramapo Central: Voters approved the $137.3 million schools budget by a 3,230-810 margin. Paul Shapiro and Thomas Donnelly were elected to the Board of Education.

South Orangetown: Voters approved the proposed $88.9 million budget. Christine Lee was elected, and Leon “Lonnie” Jacobs was re-elected, to the South Orangetown Central School District Board of Education. 

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