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The first American Thanksgiving celebration on which our modern Thanksgiving is based was held at the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1621. It didn’t...
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January 31 – February 1, 2026 (New Dates due to inclement weather)| Rockland Lake State Park Winter once turned Rockland Lake into the center...
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Our roundup of events this week includes Martin Luther King Day events, a new play at Elmwood Playhouse, art, music, an ice festival, and...
History
The Story of the Tragic Van Houten Livery Fire The winter of 1893 was bitterly cold. By January 18, the Hudson River had long...
Arts
Our roundup of events this week includes a writing playshop for ages 8-12, book readings and discussions, film screenings, Bill Batson’s Art Exhibit, a...
Chronicles of Parenting
This is usually a place for humor–or attempts at it anyway. But being funny doesn’t feel right right now. I have been thinking, in...
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Sabra Hummus Alert for “Best Before” Jan 23, 2017 Products There’s nothing worse than throwing out perfectly good food BEFORE the holidays. Unless, of...
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by Bill Batson Mohamed Mahmoud opened his store in 1993 at the tail end of the antiques boom in Nyack. During the 1980s, almost...
Mario Cuomo Bridge
It’s hard to drive past, or over, the Tappan Zee Bridge on a regular basis and not marvel at the rapid growth of the...
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by Art Gunther For a third grader on Nov. 5, 1952, the day after President Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected, the ordinary was still...
Earth Matters
by Susan Hellauer Sustainable Saturday is sponsored by Green Meadow Waldorf School, Maria Luisa Boutique and Strawtown Studio. If you’re worried about planet-threatening fallout...
Arts
Time to get your gobble on. This weekend you can Dance to the Movies and get some gifts at the Made by Hand and...
Chronicles of Parenting
You know that Thanksgiving is right around the corner because 2016 holiday season advertising is beginning to fill the stores and the airwaves. With...
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Trump Voters, Democratic Establishment: All Fools by Max Cea During this despair and anxiety-laden past week, I’ve returned to a Benjamin Franklin quote that...
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