Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
by Cliff Weathers The elephant in the Amazing Grace Circus parade may have been quite a spectacle, but elephants were commonly paraded in the village some 80 years ago. Dr. Pierre Arnold Bernard, a yogi, businessman, and founder of the The Mystic Order of the Tantriks of India (later the … [Read more...]
The blogosphere, that imaginary space between the stratosphere and the Dark Side of The Moon, produced two strange tales last week about wild animals and future acts of god in our corner of the Lower Hudson Valley. The mysterious wild animal known as the Piermont Panther has reappeared. It was … [Read more...]
by Cliff Weathers Four mayoral candidates have qualified for Nyack’s September 15th Democratic primary by filing petitions with the Rockland County Board of Elections. Richard Kavesh led all four with 591 petition signatures. Local businesswoman Marianne Olive collected 245 signatures and … [Read more...]
Local officials met on Tuesday evening, by special invitation, with officials from New York State Department of Transportation. Nyack Trustee Richard Kavesh called the meeting "informative." Officials were shown multiple alternatives: one deck, two decks, multiple sections, etc. Present at … [Read more...]
If you've got Cablevision, you've got free WiFi in downtown Nyack. The cable operator now offers free wireless Internet for smart phones and notebook computers covering most of Nyack including Memorial Park. Cablevision is offering Optimum WiFi wireless Internet access in Rockland and Orange … [Read more...]
Adults can win prizes in the Adult Summer Reading Program each week at the Nyack Library. Submit a book review and win a free book! To participate, simply register at the Reference Desk. Then, pick up review sheets at the Reference Desk or at the Summer Reading display on the Upper Level. Put … [Read more...]
The Nyack Schools Board of Education elected new officers at its July 7 annual reorganization meeting. Amy Applebaum was elected president, Tom LaColla vice president and Claudette Clarke secretary. … [Read more...]
For the first time in over 100 years, a live elephant will parade down Nyack's Main Street on Saturday, July 25th at 10am to kick-off the two and half week celebration of the 400-year old Hudson River discovery and the 200-year birth of the American Circus as part of the "Circus-in-the-Park … [Read more...]
Riverspace will go dark and suspend its programming at the end of August. The "Keep the Doors Open" campaign to raise funds for the upcoming season came up short. Mangement says it costs more to run programs than just to cover the rent and let the building sit idle. Instead of programming, … [Read more...]
The New York Times, Univision and public radio station WNYC will swap money and assets in a three way deal which says alot about the state of radio, newspapers and the economy. The cash strapped NY Times will sell its WQXR classical music outlet to WNYC and Spanish radio operator Univision. As part … [Read more...]
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