Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Hudson Valley Haitian Community Sending Help to Island Home by Bill Batson Days after the August 14 earthquake devastated their island homeland, I sat with Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Joseph and two of her... Bill BatsonAugust 24, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Rockland Center for the Arts by Bill Batson In the contest to draw an audience for the arts, Rockland County is David to the Goliath of New York City.... Bill BatsonAugust 17, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Cafe La Talaye by Bill Batson Every week, Michelle Timothee puts on a virtual cooking clinic at the Nyack Farmer’s Market. With produce purchased just steps away... Bill BatsonAugust 10, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Oak Hill Cemetery by Bill Batson In 1989, after five years as Superintendent, Andrew Thompson decided to retire. The Board of Oak Hill Cemetery placed an ad... Bill BatsonAugust 3, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: A House Haunted by Art by Bill Batson When printmaker Sylvia Roth moved into her home in South Nyack in 1977, she had no idea it was the birthplace... Bill BatsonJuly 27, 2021
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: The History of the Historical Society of the Nyacks by Bill Batson Win Perry can measure his Hudson Valley heritage in centuries: “My ancestors have been farmers and boat builders and were descended... Bill BatsonJuly 20, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: The Nyack Library Part II by Bill Batson The Nyack Library is an example of one of the most epic philanthropic gestures of the early 20th Century. Andrew Carnegie... Bill BatsonJuly 13, 2021
News Nyack Sketch Log: Local Connection to Juneteenth at Mount Moor and St. Philips by Bill Batson “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments. They don’t ignore those moments of the past. They embrace them. Great nations... Bill BatsonJune 22, 2021
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
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