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by Bill Batson Win Perry can measure his Hudson Valley heritage in centuries: “My ancestors have been farmers and boat builders and were descended...
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by Mike Hays Winston Churchill, a best-selling novelist, once played checkers on the porch of an Upper Nyack store. Two years older than his...
Arts
by Bill Batson If not for the self-titled “Skirmish Krew,” we would not remember the heroics of our local ancestors who defended this land...
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by Mike Hays The difficult times the US Postal Service is currently weathering has renewed Americans’ appreciation for the vital service. But this week...
Arts
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...
History
by Mike Hays The thunder of cannons, the crash of cannonballs, the crack of musket fire. Villagers may think of the Revolutionary War as...
History
by Mike Hays During the spring of 1860’s grape bloom, aromas of peach, apple, and melon reached the drawing rooms of Nyack’s mid-century Victorian...
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by Bill Batson Hartell’s in Upper Nyack has always been the kind of deli and market where the owner knows your name, and your...
History
by Mike Hays Clausland Mountain. Sounds a bit like a commercial Santa-theme vacation park. What is it really? A relatively wild 1,000+ acre area...
Arts
by Bill Batson Art lovers travel to Nyack from around the world to experience the childhood home of the preeminent realist painter, Edward Hopper....