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by Bill Batson Kathy Christophersen used to have Moger’s Auto Works and the Hilltop Restaurant as neighbors. But those beloved businesses have been sold...
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by Bill Batson In 1884, Nyack, NY was a bustling river community and the commercial heart of Rockland County. This sketch is from a...
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by Bill Batson Local artist Bill Batson thinks Nyack is a sketchy place — literally. Inspired by the public art events of Hopper Happens,...
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by John Patrick Schutz In February of 1879, a remarkable woman passed away here in Nyack. Cynthia Hesdra was born right here in Rockland...
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by Joseph Mitlof The proposed development of the former Hilltop Restaurant site on Main Street calls for filling in of one of the last...
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by Joseph Mitlof Our demographics, if early projections are correct, will prove to be dramatically different in 2010 than they were 25 or 30...
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by Joseph Mitlof As a Black History Month project, HUGRS, the Historic UnderGround Railroad Society based in Nyack, is creating a petition to support...
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by Joseph Mitlof Nyack, Jan 18 — Once again the folks at Provident Bank have exhibited their wholehearted support for the cultural, social and...
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by Joseph Mitlof I’m a local history writer looking for items and anecdotes for several articles being considered for the Rockland County Historical Society’s...
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The Port Authority is building an $8.7 billion underground railroad for commuters in the Hudson with $3 billion in federal stimulus dollars. Nyack’s Historic...