Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
by Roger Seiler, President, Nyack Library Board of Trustees On Monday, Jan 9 five candidates will compete for four open seats on the Nyack Library Board of Trustees. Polls open at 10a and close at 7:45p. You can cast your ballot in the lobby at the new entrance at the Nyack Library. Here, in … [Read more...]
by Owen Voutsinas-Klose My family is about to solve an age old riddle: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? For us, it's the chicken. And it's arriving sometime in early March. My family and I have decided to raise chickens in our backyard. Three breeds of chickens will be delivered to … [Read more...]
by Tina Traster Looking like Mr. Sad Sack, my husband Ricky took off his black-and-red checked lumber-jacket, sunk into the couch and emitted a long, painful whistle, like a tea kettle. “What’s the matter with you?” I asked. “There’s always so much to do.” “Yup,” I … [Read more...]
by Bob Dillion Kevin T. Mulhearn, an attorney who has battled United Water in the Supreme Court of Rockland County for several years, will speak about Flooding Responsibility at the West Nyack Fire Department on November 17, 2011, at 7p. Mr. Mulhearn will discuss various legal options for … [Read more...]
NyackNewsAndViews offered more than twenty candidates on the ballot in Nyack the opportunity to submit a "closing statement" for voters before the Tuesday Nov 8 General Election. Here are statements from the candidates for Rockland County Legislature. Candidates are listed in random order. … [Read more...]
Want to get a behind the scenes glimpse of a basic cable home-makeover show? Style Network's Clean House NY invites you to the Nyack/Piermont Clean House Yard Sale on Sunday October 2 at the Piermont Community Center, 204 Hudson Terrace Piermont, NY 10968 Times: 10a - Auction, 11a-2p for … [Read more...]
Nyack August 2 -- A power outage in Upper Nyack turned off the lights for about 1300 customers in Nyack and Upper Nyack this afternoon. A tree took wires down on Birchwood Ave at 2:44p affecting 1288 customers. A pole transformer failure on Broadway in Upper Nyack affecting 14 … [Read more...]
Nyack July 29 -- The National Weather service in has issued a Tornado Warning for Rockland and Westchester until 630 pm EDT. Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Haverstraw moving southeast at 30 mph. Other locations in the warning include but are not … [Read more...]
By Tina Traster When I was young, three friends and I backpacked through Europe one summer. I don’t know who started the dare but someone wondered aloud, “How long could we go without taking a shower?” We were on trains and in youth hostels and being grungy — it was part of the abandon … [Read more...]
Two Nyack municipalities and one non-profit will receive almost $100,00 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Rockland County's HUD funding was announced on Monday by County Executive Scott Vanderhoef. The county's share of CDBG funding … [Read more...]
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