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by Ed Day, Rockland County Legislator A request by Rockland County’s Hi-Tor Animal Shelter to build a new facility on adjacent parkland to replace...
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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...
Arts
Artists and nonprofits are galvanizing support to develop a comprehensive, county-sponsored plan to develop the arts in Rockland.
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by Barbara Noyes Courageously caring community members from Rockland, Westchester, New York City and Bergen County will take a devilishly dynamic dip into the...
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About 15% of US homes get their water from a private company, but Rockland isn’t your typical American county: about 90% of Rockland residents...
Nyack Sketch Log
by Bill Batson Richard Anderson found a vessel for all of his dreams, the nation’s oldest surviving passenger steamship, the SS Columbia. Anderson, who...
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Calling the impending $85 billion across the board sequestration cuts ‘mindless’ and ‘senseless,’ Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D) spelled out some of the specifics on...
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Nyack, Feb 25 — Nyack Schools will receive $61,000 in outside awards to support its music, science and math programs. The schools’ music programs...
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by Frank LoBuono When I was a boy, many of my friends joined the Boy Scouts. Although we now lived in the suburbs, most...
Arts
For over a century, our region has been the home of extraordinary artists from the major disciplines such as: performance (Helen Hayes), visual arts...
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by Bill Batson The Nyack family restaurant with a Peruvian flair has lost one of its owners. Edwin Azanedo, who co-owned Maura’s Kitchen with...
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Nyack, Feb 21 — Spring must be right around the corner, because its time to mail in your 2013 application for the Nyack Community...
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