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Activists says the proposed Haverstraw Desalination Plant is being justified by excessive discharges by United Water. by Bob Dillon United Water wants to treat and desalinate Hudson River water to meet Rockland's water supply needs. Before the already overtaxed residents and businesses of … [Read more...]
Nyack, Feb 19 -- If you are working on Monday -- or just taking Metro North into NYC or beyond -- remember that the Tappan Zee Express bus will be operating on a Saturday schedule. You can see the Saturday schedule on Monday by visiting tzxBus.com and clicking on the Saturday schedule … [Read more...]
by Dani Simons Sustainable transportation advocate Dani Simons worked with StreetFilms.org to produce a five minute documentary on how the hurry-up offensive push to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge sacrificed previously promised mass transit components. The film includes a number of local elected … [Read more...]
by Larry M. Elkin With the passage of same sex marriage bills by the Maryland and NJ legislatures, could California be saying "I Do!" once again later this year? A lot of people assume it will be quite awhile, if ever, before same-sex marriage returns to California, notwithstanding last week’s … [Read more...]
Nyack, Feb 15 -- Tonight's premiere of Runaway Circus at the Nyack Center is not too different from the real life story of the director of the Amazing Grace CIRCUS! "I ran away from college in 1972 to join the circus because it was a lifetime dream," said Carlo Pellegrini, director of Nyack's youth … [Read more...]
by David Schloss Three Nyack familes who have been friends for decades are starting a new business from scratch, making donuts from scratch. Here's a progress report on Gypsy Donut And Espresso Bar, scheduled to open in late March on N. Franklin Street in downtown Nyack. Anyone who has had … [Read more...]
by Glen Keene A new book by a local author shows that not only does history repeat itself, but some of the sensational conflicts 75 years ago are still making headlines. Governors boasting of balancing their state’s budgets while neglecting to mention their use of federal stimulus money. … [Read more...]
by Greg Mitchell This Saturday night at 7:30p, as part of the long-running Carnegie Room classical music series at the Nyack Library, I will be offering a pre-concert talk related to my new book Journeys With Beethoven (written with film director Kerry Candaele). My own “journey” began right … [Read more...]
Americorps is looking a few good men. And women, too. Young adults 21 and older can apply for one of four trainer assistant jobs. These paid part-time community service opportunities are part of the Youth Employment Program, T.E.E.N. Works. Members will serve 300-hours from March until August of … [Read more...]
"Architecture is one of the most enduring clues to history," says Win Perry, the President of the Historical Society of the Nyacks. "It helps us visualize how people of various periods lived, what delighted them, what was fashionable, what they could afford, and how they chose to express … [Read more...]
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