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by Mike Hays 3 sharp blasts from the Peerless Finishing Company’s factory whistle announced that Harry Atwood, birdman extraordinaire, would fly his biplane on...
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This week in the villages: Back to school? More like back to Zoom. All Nyack schools will begin the school year remotely on Sept...
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by Dave Zornow This week in the villages: O&R will bury overhead electric lines that run along Lake DeForest causeway between Congers and New...
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by Mike Hays It’s been a brutal year, and in that way, the perfect time for a Brutalism renaissance. Brutalism is a midcentury modern...
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This week in the villages: Last week, Tropical Storm Isaias toppled trees and brought powerlines down with resulting power outages for many. There are...
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Dissolve the Village of South Nyack? Hey, Not So Fast! by Nancy Low-Hogan In the past few weeks, there has been a growing number...
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by Mike Hays Claus, Flas, Dick, Cuff, Pompey, and Dick. Say their names, for they were enslaved people purchased by Orangetown landowners Peter and...
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This week in the villages: The summer is heating up–and not just the temperature. As the virus fades locally, we must still be safe...
History
by Mike Hays Nyack College, 1919 to 1972 Christian hymns did battle with yoga “om”s in Nyack Heights in between WWI and WWII. There...
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This week in the villages: The Nyack School Board is holding a vitual meeting on Tuesday to discuss a potential change for the name...