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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,...
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by Bill Batson “As a matter of law, the house is haunted.” This sentence in a ruling by the New York Supreme Court in...
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by Bill Batson and Julia Dunnigan Halloween 2012 is right around the corner. On Sat Oct 27, the Nyack Halloween Parade celebrates 25 years...
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Hillburn, NY — A 200 year old iron-worker “saltbox style” house begins a new life as a museum, classroom and research center in Hillburn...
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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....