The Villages Quilts Weave Together Rockland’s Black History (and other local stories) This week in the Villages, we look at local Black artists who weave together family and cultural histories into powerful quilts. Plus, other Nyack... Alex KratzFebruary 23, 2024
Nyack Sketch Log St. Philip’s AME Zion Church 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... Bill BatsonJuly 19, 2022
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
News Nyack Sketch Log: Pilgrim Baptist Pastor Hairston Retires by Bill Batson The much beloved and indelible pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Willie L. Hairston, recently announced his retirement. A banquet... Bill BatsonFebruary 18, 2020
News Nyack Sketch Log: St. Philip’s Celebrates 160 Years of Worship by Bill Batson This year, St. Philip’s A.M.E Zion Church on the corner of North Mill and Burd Streets celebrates 160 years of worship.... Bill BatsonFebruary 19, 2019
History Nyack People & Places: Was Nyack Brook a Landmark on the Underground Railroad? by Mike Hays It’s the middle of the 19th century and a lone fugitive slave has missed his “safe house” while traveling through Nyack... News & Views StaffFebruary 15, 2018
News Nyack Sketch Log: Pilgrim Baptist Church by Bill Batson Pilgrim Baptist Church has found a safe harbor at the corner of High Avenue and North Franklin Street for the last... Bill BatsonOctober 17, 2017
News Nyack Sketch Log: St. Philip’s A.M.E Zion Church by Bill Batson Two years before Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president, St. Philip’s A.M.E. Zion Church was founded in 1859 by abolitionist John... Bill BatsonJanuary 31, 2017
News Did You Know: How to Predict the Future Economic Health of the U.S.? Here’s the week at a glance at the Nyack Library. Monday LEGO Builders, 4:30p Tuesday Library Budget Vote, 10a – 9p Fiction Writers Workshop... News & Views StaffFebruary 8, 2016
Arts Frederick Douglass Artfully Remembered by Gerald McCarthy A unique art collaboration between students at St. Thomas Aquinas College and the Blue Rock School celebrates the life of author... News & Views StaffJune 27, 2013