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Not everyone wants to cook a turkey at home. Many choose to dine out on Thanksgiving as they did fifty years ago. Over 20...
History
The hand-painted, WPA-era murals that cover most of the upper part of the high-ceiling, art deco-style Nyack Post Office have survived intact for nearly 90...
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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 Bill Batson Every time I passed this sign, I struggled to decipher the mysterious acronym. Not knowing the meaning of the hieroglyphic written...
History
by Mike Hays Marydell Faith and Life Center summer camps in Upper Nyack enabled inner city kids during and after the depression to experience...
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by Bill Batson The physical appearance and legal status of the John Green House has markedly improved since this 2012 Sketch Log illustration. Massive...
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The Life of Forgotten River Town Poet, Florence Ripley Mastin by Mike Hays Mostly forgotten today, Florence Josephine Mastin (or Ripley, as she chose...
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by Art Gunther Decades ago, Rockland County, N.Y. faced an interracial situation that I covered as a Journal-News photographer. I offer my account and...
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by Bill Batson Yesterday, people of all races and religions gathered for the observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday at Pilgrim...