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by Bill Batson The man who built this house, with the benefit of slave labor, laid much of the foundation for the village we...
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by Bill Batson Not every beautiful old house in Nyack merits its own historic marker. For other properties, the traditional historic marker is not...
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by Bill Batson This is the house where Martin Luther King would have slept. Were it not for an assassin in Memphis in 1968,...
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by Bill Batson Until recently, painters in Nyack were second-class artisans. Nyack’s musicians could fine-tune their instruments at Long Island Drum Center. Local writers...
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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 Dave Zornow Nyack, Dec 30 — If a picture can conjure a thousands words, here are some of the more memorable photos, illustrations...
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by Bill Batson Nyack inaugurated its 37th mayor on Saturday, December 31 at 12n. The smooth transition of government, from Nyack’s current mayor, Richard...
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by Bill Batson San Francisco has City Lights, New York City has the Strand and Nyack has the Pickwick Book Shop. The experience of...
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by Bill Batson At the end of this month, Grace Episcopal Church will conclude the celebration of 150 years of worship. A building that...
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by Bill Batson Nyack Center operates from the oldest surviving house of worship in our village, the First Presbyterian Church. The original sand stone...