The Hopper House presents Matthew Murray’s “Abandoned America” and Tracy Silva-Barbosa “Transcending Time” exhibit from March 27-May 9.

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“Too White to be Black,”a one-man show about about race and adoption, will be staged on March 21 at 7p as part of the “Sundays at Seven” series at Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack.

Appearing to be white, Ben Nightingale was adopted in the 1930s by an African-American silent film star. A 1986 New York Times interview with Mr. Nightingale says he is “a black man who looks white and a Jew who grew up as a member of Philadelphia’s First African Baptist Church. Ben Nightingale has a fascinating story to tell—and to sing.”

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by Terri Kayden

Actress and author Ellen Burstyn, composer and lyricist Neil Berg and singer and performer Rita Harvey will be the honorees at the Rockland Family Shelter’s 11^th Annual Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner on May 2.

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The UNION Restaurant and Bar Latino in Haverstraw is hoping to serve 5,000 free meals from March 1-3.

UNION invites Rockland County residents to a complimentary buffet meal from 4:30p – 8p. The restaurant will not be open for regular business during the event.

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by Bill Demarest

NYACK – Storms like this one we just went through continue to remind me about some of the things, I feel, we are very lucky for in the Village of Nyack.

Number one on the list: The Nyack DPW.

Throughout this crazy “snowicane” the Nyack DPW crews and the highway department chief could constantly be seen pushing the snow aside, even through the worst of it. Continue reading →

If you haven’t had enough of the ice and snow this winter, then maybe you should jump in the river. That’s exactly what 70 Penguin Plunge participants will do on Sunday 2/28 at 12n at Memorial Park in Nyack.

The Penguin Plunge is an annual fundraiser for children with serious illnesses.  This year’s recipients are two pediatric cancer patients, 11-year old Mickey Reeves from Tappan and Sean DePatto, a 7-year old from Stony Point. Continue reading →

by Katie Rosa Marchese

One of the unique things about Nyack is how easy it is to be “street smart.” You can learn about a lot about village life by reading the bulletin boards scattered throughout the downtown.

I love fliers. I love browsing brochures, event posters, small business ads, and apartments for rent. Handwritten notices spark something special in my brain. I mean, did you know that on Elysian Avenue there’s a moving sale Continue reading →

by Bill Demarest

Rockland will receive $155,367 in federal funds to expand high-need food and shelter programs in the county. The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) grant will be administered by United Way of Rockland County.

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by Bill Demarest

Rocklander Jimmy McNicholas, killed in a hit and run incident in Pearl River last year, will be remembered with a community blood drive on Tuesday, Feb. 23 sponsored by the Stony Point Police Benevolent Association.

The blood drive will be held from 3 to 9p at the Stony Point Police Department multi-purpose room, 79 Route 210 in Stony Point.

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Village Environmental Committee Seeks Members

by Richard Kavesh

In 2008 Nyack became a “Cool City,” joining thousands of other US municipalities in the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Campaign who vowed to reduce carbon emissions below 1990 levels in line with the Kyoto Protocol. Now there are opportunities for Nyack to look at local environmental issues that have the potential to create a healthier, greener village as well as potentially save taxpayer dollars.

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