Arts Nyack Sketch Log: A Tribute for Ellen Jaffee by Bill Batson I am proud to pause for a moment to reflect on the extraordinary accomplishments of Ellen Jaffee who represented the 97th... Bill BatsonJune 15, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame by Bill Batson Last Thursday, June 3, I was honored to be inducted into the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Congratulations to... Bill BatsonJune 8, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Nyack Library: Part I by Bill Batson More than 200 years ago, Nicholas Green and Tunis Depew sowed the seeds that would become the Nyack Library. A membership... Bill BatsonJune 1, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Korean War Hero and Ten Civil War Veterans receive Memorial Day Honors at Mount Moor by Bill Batson On May, 1, 1865, three weeks after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War,... Bill BatsonMay 25, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: The Folk Art of John Rossi by Bill Batson Over the past 30 years, John Rossi has created over 700 woodcut replicas of private homes and public buildings in Rockland... Bill BatsonMay 18, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: The Bees and Trees of Hummingbird Ranch 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... Bill BatsonMay 11, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Inaugural Exhibit at Historical Society’s New Museum Features Toni Morrison 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... Bill BatsonMay 4, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Krew Keeps Revolutionary Skirmish History Alive by Bill Batson If not for the self-titled “Skirmish Krew,” we would not remember the heroics of our local ancestors who defended this land... Bill BatsonApril 27, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Remembering Michael Rogozik by Bill Batson One year ago, just as the pandemic was beginning, Nyack lost a beloved local fixture, Mike Rogozik. Although his death was... Bill BatsonApril 20, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Preston Powell: The Bruce Lee of Loose Tea by Bill Batson During his journey from Harlem to Martha’s Vineyard to Nyack, Preston Powell has melded a teacup, karate, and a tradition of... Bill BatsonApril 13, 2021