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by Bill Batson Shared events define a community. The event has to be so overwhelming in its substance and scope that it becomes a...
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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...
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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...
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by Bill Batson I spent a few years wondering how I would commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Nyack Sketch Log, which first appeared...
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by Bill Batson Daniel Goswick, Sr., Ex-Chief of the Piermont Fire Department is on a mission to properly commemorate a 19th-century firefighter named Thomas...
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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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by Bill Batson In the contest to draw an audience for the arts, Rockland County is David to the Goliath of New York City....
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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...