Carlucci’s Mobile Office A Huge Success

Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci's Mobile Office teamed up with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Operation Safe Child Program and processed just under 50 cards for children under the age of 18 at the Nanuet Library. SAFE CHILD Cards serve as an important tool when used in conjunction with the New York State AMBER Alert and Missing Child Alert programs. Due the success of this event and interest expressed by concerned parents, Carlucci plans to invite representatives from Operation Safe Child again in autumn. Please visit http://www.clarkstownclerk.com/ or call Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci at 845-639-2010 for more information or questions. Carlucci stated, "If this program helps locate just one child, then it was well worth it."

Carlucci Promotes Effort to Reduce Dog Bites

Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci will be sponsoring a seminar on dog bite prevention, in honor of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, at Clarkstown Town Hall, 10 Maple Avenue, New City, NY, on May 17, 2007, at 8 P.M. in room 311. Dog bites are one of the nation’s most commonly reported public health problems, despite being largely preventable. Alarmingly, more than 50% of children are bitten by age 12. Therefore, as the licensing authority for issuing dog licenses, Carlucci feels a responsibility about taking action in educating residents on this important safety issue.

In order to raise awareness and in hopes of promoting dog safety in our community, Clarkstown Town Clerk, David Carlucci, has invited Teresa Lewin, a renowned Animal Behavior Specialist and Dog Bite Prevention Educator from Doggone Safe, a not for profit organization, to provide an informative seminar for residents. The seminar will provide empowering information to promote healthy, safe, dog friendly communities! This program is an excellent opportunity for parents, dog owners, or anyone who is around dogs– Learn to speak dog!

Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci and Doggone Safe are also co-sponsoring a poster contest open to all Clarkstown Schools, grades K-5. The winner will be recognized in writing from David Carlucci, Clarkstown Town Clerk with a certificate for a free “Be a Tree” dog bite prevention education program for their entire class from Doggone Safe, Inc. ($150 value). The winning poster will also be featured on their website, www.doggonesafe.org, as the winner! (see below for contest rules)

With almost 5 million victims of dog bites annually in America, Town Clerk Carlucci urges residents to educate themselves at this important seminar. Please visit http://www.clarkstownclerk.com/ or call Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci at 845-639-2010 for more information or questions.

Keep Fishing Great!

As the issuing agent for fishing licenses, Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci feels it is of great importance to educate our residents about emergency regulations which were recently adopted to prevent the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) and other fish diseases into the inland waters of New York. The changes affect limits to possession, sale, transfer, taking and release of certain baitfish and other live fish in New York waters. The most likely pathway to spread VHS and other diseases is through the introduction of infected fish into uninfected fish populations; therefore, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is calling for the use of certified bait.
VHS is a fish pathogen and poses no threat to public health. VHS is primarily spread from fish to fish, therefore transplanting fish through stocking or the use of bait can potentially spread the disease to uninfected fish populations. These emergency regulations have been adopted to prevent the spread of VHS by requiring bait fish to either be used only in the same water from which they were caught or certifying bait fish to be used in waters other than from which they were caught. All stocked fish must be certified prior to their use/release in the waters of New York.
The Clarkstown Town Clerk’s Office has a pamphlet available that explains the new bait fish regulations, entitled, “Keep Fishing Great! Use Certified Bait!” Please note that due to the timing of this fish health emergency, the fish health emergency regulations were not in the 2006-2008 New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide. A new guide will be available in August.
Carlucci stated, “It is important that we all do our part to ensure that VHS is not spread to un-infected waters in the Hudson Valley.” As VHS can pose serious socioeconomic problems in areas affected, taking the following preventative measures is vital:
· Follow all fish health emergency regulations. Inform your friends about the fish health emergency regulations. It will take the cooperation of all anglers to help prevent the spread of VHS.
· Do not transport fish from one body of water to another!
· Try to contain the virus by washing boats when moving them between lakes.
Please visit www.clarkstownclerk.com or call Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci at 845-639-2010 for more information or questions. Carlucci stated, “If everyone remembers this catchy phrase (pun intended), ‘Keep Fishing Great! Use Certified Bait!’ we’ll be able to protect our local waterways from this fish killing disease.”

President’s Award for Leadership

Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci was presented with the President’s Award for Leadership from Rockland Community College at the Initiation Ceremony for Rockland Community College’s Business Honor Society Alpha Beta Gamma. At Terrace on the Hudson in Haverstraw on Wednesday May 2nd. Carlucci was presented this prestigious award by Rockland Community College President Dr. Cliff Wood and Business Dept Chair Dr. Martin Lecker, in appreciation and recognition of Carlucci’s leadership and dedicated service to Rockland Community College, Alpha Beta Gamma and the entire Community of Rockland County.