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by Bill Batson On Sunday July 25th 5 pm (on zoom)– Culinary Historian Lavada Nahon uses food, utensils and customs to explore the day-to-day life...
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by Bill Batson Rockland County Civil Rights Icon Dr. Travis Jackson passed away last week. He was 87. In his honor, Nyack Sketch Log...
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by Bill Batson “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments. They don’t ignore those moments of the past. They embrace them. Great nations...
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by Bill Batson I am proud to pause for a moment to reflect on the extraordinary accomplishments of Ellen Jaffee who represented the 97th...
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by Bill Batson Last Thursday, June 3, I was honored to be inducted into the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Congratulations to...
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by Bill Batson More than 200 years ago, Nicholas Green and Tunis Depew sowed the seeds that would become the Nyack Library. A membership...
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by Bill Batson On May, 1, 1865, three weeks after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War,...
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by Bill Batson Over the past 30 years, John Rossi has created over 700 woodcut replicas of private homes and public buildings in Rockland...
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by Bill Batson Twelve million bees and 1,500 trees keep Richard and Debbie Focht of Hummingbird Ranch busy 365 days a year. From beekeeping...
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by Bill Batson A new exhibition at the Historical Society of the Nyacks offers an intimate glimpse into Toni Morrison’s creative process. According to...