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by Bill Batson Natalie Couch, the first woman to vote and practice law in Rockland County, lived and held “court” in this distinctive five-peaked...
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Imagine a writer so determined to attend a workshop to hone her craft, she’d accelerate the weaning of her child. Sometimes the backstory of...
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The childhood home of one of America's greatest visual artist was saved from destruction in the early 1970s by an ad-hoc coalition that included...
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“This church is a miracle.” That is how the wife of the pastor of Hollingsworth Memorial, Evangelist Myrtle Jones, has described this brick and...
Nyack Sketch Log
This year, St. Philip’s A.M.E Zion Church on the corner of North Mill and Burd Streets celebrates 160 years of worship. The church was...
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When Jeff Rucker bought Koblin’s in November 2013, many feared a Nyack tradition was coming to an end: the friendly neighborhood pharmacy. The expectation...
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Once upon a time, a couple who wrote and illustrated children’s books built this fairy tale house. Berta and Elmer Hader used the materials...
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During a year when Upper Nyack commemorates 150 years as an incorporated village, an exhibit of work by Lisa Levart honoring the women of...
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When Life Magazine published a cover story after the March on Washington, they did not feature Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who hypnotized the...
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“We have a solid base from the neighborhood,” said Theresa Bergen, co-manager of Grace’s Thrift Shop. “People need the kind of prices that we...