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by Bill Batson Days after the August 14 earthquake devastated their island homeland, I sat with Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Joseph and two of her...
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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....
Arts
by Bill Batson Win Perry can measure his Hudson Valley heritage in centuries: “My ancestors have been farmers and boat builders and were descended...
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by Bill Batson The Nyack Library is an example of one of the most epic philanthropic gestures of the early 20th Century. Andrew Carnegie...
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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...
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by Visit Nyack The life of local celebrity and Nobel prize-winning author Toni Morrison is re-examined in this exhibit curated by local novelist, Brenda...
History
by Mike Hays It’s a long way from Nyack to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Fl, once the winter home of the Ringling Brothers...
Arts
by Mike Hays “There’s a man outside making a picture,” exclaimed Helen Hayes’ daughter Mary. It was November, 1939, at Pretty Penny, the family’s...
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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...
History
by Mike Hays Before the first Tappan Zee Bridge and the George Washington Bridge, there was a winter express route across the Hudson River...