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by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission Today is National Lighthouse Day! It was on this day in 1789, that Congress approved an Act for...
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by Bill Batson This house was saved from destruction in the early 1970s by an ad-hoc coalition that included neighbors, Rotarians, labor unions, students...
Mario Cuomo Bridge
Nyack Aug 4 — That Big Bridge whose tolls are going to triple is the subject of two current historical exhibitions — and a...
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by Loisa Fenichell Where North Broadway in Upper Nyack ends, Nyack Beach State Park begins, offering 76 acres to leisurely stroll, jog, walk your...
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by Bill Batson “This church is a miracle.” That is how the wife of the pastor of Hollingsworth Memorial, Evangelist Myrtle Jones, has described...
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by Bill Batson The YMCA is such a ubiquitous institution they practically own a letter of the alphabet. The Y gained global brand identification...
Mario Cuomo Bridge
by Bill Batson The next two exhibits at Hal Parker’s Corner Frame Shop present important pieces of Nyack history — an appropriate topic for...
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by Bill Batson When a gas main exploded on North Broadway on Thursday June 21 releasing a 25-foot pillar of flame, it was the...
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by Alison Perry Photographers who pursue rural and urban places in the American landscape often include iconic objects in their pursuit. Icons are cultural...
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The newspaper business is contracting and editors are blaming everyone but themselves for the reduced readership. 150 years ago this week, the editor of...