News Nyack Sketch Log: Squash Blossom by Bill Batson Squash Blossom is the last store standing from the crafts and antique renaissance that restored the economic fortunes of the Village... Bill BatsonDecember 7, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Giving Tuesday by Bill Batson The last week in November has three days with nicknames that reflect the recent evolution of American culture. First came Black... Bill BatsonNovember 30, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Soup Angels To Serve 400 Souls This Thanksgiving by Bill Batson For the hungry, the First Reformed Church tower on South Broadway is a beacon of hope. Inside this building that almost... Bill BatsonNovember 23, 2021
Arts Nyack Gift 2021 by Bill Batson In a time when the only thing that is certain is uncertainty, the familiar is reassuring. In that spirit, the fourth... Bill BatsonNovember 16, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Hope Wade Brings Fashion Week to Rockland County by Bill Batson Since September 2020, internationally renowned fashion designer Hope Wade has been turning North Broadway into a runway. This Saturday, November 6, Wade... Bill BatsonNovember 2, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: William Prime Batson In Memoriam Milestones of a life well-lived continue long after death. This visual diary of my father’s 90th year, captured daily in a watercolor portrait I... Bill BatsonOctober 26, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: The Brink’s Robbery by Bill Batson Shared events define a community. The event has to be so overwhelming in its substance and scope that it becomes a... Bill BatsonOctober 19, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Nyack Center Honors Kris and Tom Burns & Ray Wright by Bill Batson On November 6, the Nyack Center’s Legacy Gala will honor three of my dearest friends, Kris and Tom Burns and Ray... Bill BatsonOctober 12, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Pilgrim Baptist Church Installs Rev. Carl L. Washington III by Bill Batson Only four pastors have stood in the pulpit of Pilgrim Baptist Church since the congregation found a safe harbor at the corner... Bill BatsonOctober 5, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: River Hook: The Hester Haring Cason Preserve by Bill Batson For all of its resplendent beauty, there is one thing that the Village of Upper Nyack lacks: a place for residents... Bill BatsonSeptember 28, 2021