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by Brian Jennings The July 1863 action by the federal government sparked a bloody four-day long riot in Manhattan which took hundreds of lives....
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There’s a party on Saturday for the oldest surviving public meeting space in Rockland County and you’re invited. The Old Stone House at 437 North...
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by Bill Batson This landmark clock was a gift from the Rotary Club of Nyack. Despite an inscription at the base and a logo...
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Towers of Nyack, a photographic exhibit showcasing many of Nyack’s most dramatic architectural features, opens at the Museum of the Historical Society of the...
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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...
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by Bill Batson Mohamed Mahmoud opened his store in 1993 at the tail end of the antiques boom in Nyack. Mohamed moved his wares...
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Here’s some history to warm you up through an unseasonably cold Winter. Just be careful to wrap yourself in the idea, not the 150...
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by Donna Schmidt Nyack, Jan 9– Amidst the antique cherry armoires and marble topped side tables, Christopher’s Antiques bustled with activity in early January. The...
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by Brian Jennings That big rock in front of the Nyack Library is a piece of American history — and there’s a letter from...
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by Bill Batson Legend has it that when Helen Hayes MacArthur first saw this fine example of Italianate architecture on North Broadway, her husband,...