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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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“Holy Smokes!” said the amateur art historian upon seeing a framed watercolor hanging on the wall of an exhibit at River Hook’s Arbor Day...
Nyack People & Places
Around 1910, Saloon owner Otto Hahn posed for a photograph on his saloon porch beneath a large sign advertising Manilla Lager Beer. Nyack residents...
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Nyack-on-Hudson, as it liked to refer to itself in the 1870s, was a perfect place for a summer resort. Nyack sported at least 8...
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Daniel Goswick, Sr., Ex-Chief of the Piermont Fire Department is on a mission to properly commemorate a 19th-century firefighter named Thomas Pomplin. “Pomp,” as...
Nyack People & Places
A century ago, near downtown Nyack, the Haven Country Club was a retreat for professional women run by women. Part spa and part rest...
Nyack People & Places
Polio has reared its ugly head again in 2022 as it did frequently every summer so many years ago when it crippled and killed...
Nyack People & Places
The Proud Boys of 1925 It was the event of a decade. KKK leaflets were dropped by plane over Nyack. 10,000 came to see 1,000...
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Imagine a writer so determined to attend a workshop to hone her craft, she’d accelerate the weaning of her child. Sometimes the backstory of...
Nyack People & Places
It’s amazing to consider that Nyack once had a beautiful pristine brook with a rocky bed and deep gullies that flowed year-round. Nyack Brook,...