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by Bill Batson Dr. Lori Martin helped erect this street sign that honors the memory of Cynthia Hesdra. When she published The Ex-Slave’s Fortune: The...
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by Bill Batson Elegant hats have become the symbol of local civil rights icon Frances Pratt. But when she arrived at the Port Authority...
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by Bill Batson Legend has it that when Helen Hayes MacArthur first saw this fine example of Italianate architecture on North Broadway, her husband,...
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by Bill Batson There has been a health food store at the corner of Main Street and Broadway for over 30 years. The current...
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by Bill Batson Joyce Henion left Rockland County in 1998 to move her elderly parents and daughter into a home in Walker Valley, NY....
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by Bill Batson In 1884, Nyack, NY was a bustling river community and the commercial heart of Rockland County. This sketch is from a...
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by Bill Batson The musical career of Sam Waymon is set to soar. In February 2015, Spike Lee will release Da Sweet Blood of...
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Nyack Sketch Log’s 2014 Guide to Giving. Consider supporting one or more of these Rockland County based-community initiatives: Amazing Grace Circus Edward Hopper House...
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by Bill Batson Since 1973, Nyack has been the home of Squash Blossom, a Native American crafts store operated by Trudi Feiner at 49...
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by Bill Batson Every ornament, toy and clock at Hickory Dickory Dock tells a story. Once you pass under the canopied entrance of 43...