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Our roundup of events this week features the premier of Son of Zeus at Penguin Rep Theatre, a Pride Night Market, the Nyack ...
On Friday night, July 8, 1887, electricity crackled through the air in more ways than one. A full moon hung overhead, but its ...
It’s simple. We may not be able to give much but virtually ALL of us can give a little. And it doesn’t have to be just money. It can be time donated to a worthy cause, or a small act of kindness like ...
To frame just how depraved the infamous Roman Emperor Caligula had become, the historian, Seneca, tells the story of how the ...
On July 4, 1919, under a blazing summer sun, Nyack staged the most spectacular Fourth of July celebration in its history. At ...
Our roundup of events this week features fireworks, vintage postcards, colors of summer, a pride night market, theater, and ...
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On a frosty January day in 1866, the Rockland County Journal published a whimsical tale that captured the imaginations of Tarrytown and Nyack residents. It cheerfully announced the “construction” of a ...
With a feast of melons, crackers, corn, potatoes, and 20 kegs of clams, Sylvan Grove became an instant success. A brass band from Verplanck’s Point played into the afternoon. Visitors swam, boated, ...
Along with rapid population growth following the Civil War, Nyack’s educational system grew in leaps and bounds. Nyack’s weekly paper, with a hint of boosterism, stated 150 years ago that Nyack ...
The Sarvent family included a Dutch immigrant, quarry owners, Revolutionary War veterans, slaveholders, a ship carpenter, vineyard owners, and Upper Nyack’s first mayor. Over the 19th century, their ...
(l-r) Market Manager, Bill Batson, Nyack Trustee Joe Carlin, Chef Michelle Timothee, Chamber Boardmember Mark Reed and Chamber President, Roger Cohen. by Robert Jowaiszas On Thursday, July 4, the ...