Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
About 100 people attended a rally for slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin on Sat March 31 in Nyack's Veterans' Park on Main Street. Artist Kris Burns, a 20 year resident of the village, was there with her camera to document the event and create this video, I Am Trayvon Martin. A coalition of … [Read more...]
by Bill Batson I have been shocked by the facts and saddened by the rumors that have emerged surrounding the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Florida on February 26. With serious public policy issues at play, from race to the second amendment, I find myself pining for a … [Read more...]
by Dr. Richard Cirulli When considering the design options for the Tappan Zee Bridge, the old adage "everything old is new again," takes on new meaning. On one hand I have to applaud Governor Cuomo and President Obama for pushing for a new bridge; especially at a time when the region is in the … [Read more...]
by Peggy Kurtz Public opposition is growing against United Water’s planned desalination plant in Rockland County. Hundreds of residents packed a public hearing on March 6, spilling over into the hallway, leaving about two hundred people locked out of the room. At the public hearing, … [Read more...]
by Karim Deen I got out of Nyack hospital on Sunday, March 12, after a 10 day stint preceding a four day excruciating ordeal due to a ruptured appendix and some very serious related complications. When I lay in that hospital bed trapped in my own body wondering if I was going to get back to my … [Read more...]
Parade, the Tony Award-winning musical about racism, anti-semitism and the fight for justice completes its run at Nyack High School this weekend with Friday and Saturday performances Mar 23-24. The Nyack High School Drama Club presents the dramatic story of the 1913 conviction of Jewish factory … [Read more...]
by Ellen Hilburg Almost every day for the past 20 years, Nadia Kostik has been a familiar sight as one of the “walkers” doing their daily constitutional from South Broadway towards Hook Mountain in Upper Nyack and back. Nadia's small stature and chatty personality made her a welcome sight … [Read more...]
Nyack, March 6 -- Hours before a final NYS DEC public hearing about United Water's plan to build a desalination plant in Haverstraw, the water company received a vehement scolding from New York State Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) about misleading ads running in a local newspaper. Calling … [Read more...]
by Joe Devoe The director of the River Rowing Association, Joe Devoe, delivered the following remarks at the Westchester Public Hearings for the Tappan Zee Bridge Draft Environmental Statement on March 1, 2012. The River Rowing Association, based in Nyack, is dedicated to improving the lives of … [Read more...]
by Patricia DuBow Here are South Nyack Mayor Patricia DuBow's remarks about the proposed Tappan Zee Bridge, delivered at a Feb 28 public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the project. It’s 1952 all over again. Once again, the state plans to bulldoze South Nyack. The … [Read more...]
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