Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
In Minneapolis, it's said that there are two seasons: winter and road repair. If you live on 6th, High St or Catherine, on Thurs morning you'll know what they mean in Minnesota. Nyack's DPW plans to pave several streets on Thurs Oct 6 from 10a to 12n: Sixth Ave from Central Ave to North … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Nyack, Sept 30 -- The Nyack Village Board and the Orangetown Police Department have reached an agreement which will continue daytime coverage in the village, give the OPD more staffing flexibility and add new officers to evening foot patrols. Residents and business owners raised … [Read more...]
Nyack, Sept 14 7a (updated) -- Village Trustee Jen White won the Democratic nomination for mayor last night defeating incumbent Richard Kavesh by 113 votes (13%). Kavesh, serving his first two year term as Mayor of Nyack, received 359 votes to White's 472. White was elected with 56% of the 839 votes … [Read more...]
Nyack, September 13 -- Nyack Democratic voters go to the polls today to choose a candidate for Mayor, Orangetown Town Council, County Sheriff and Family Court Judge. Meanwhile, it's the final day of our Anyone Can Vote: Nyack Sept 2011 Public Poll. Although today's Primary is restricted to … [Read more...]
by JC Brotherhood Regarding the issues raised so far by this publication in this campaign, two stand out in my mind as being closely related: Superblock Redevelopment and Consolidation. Let’s start with the second one first. Consolidation is not exactly the same thing as “shared … [Read more...]
by Carlo Pellegrini Dear Mayor Kavesh: At the August 31 Chamber of Commerce/Friends of The Nyacks sponsored candidates forum, the matter of an $11 million grant from the federal government to alleviate parking congestion being rejected by the Village of Nyack was brought to our attention. As … [Read more...]
September 1, 2011 With this letter we wish to express our unconditional endorsement of Jen White for Mayor of Nyack. While we have enjoyed serving with Richard Kavesh on the Village Board it has become evident to us all that in order to move Nyack forward in these difficult times, we need a … [Read more...]
Nyack, Sept 6 -- (Updated with comments from Trustee Candidate Marie Lorenzini) -- This is the third and final Issue of the Week, a series that asks the two mayoral and two Village Board candidates to comment on one topic each week. Mayor Richard Kavesh is running for re-election against Trustee Jen … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Nyack, August 31 -- Nyack's two mayoral candidates met last night in the Nyack Center answering questions from the 100+ people in the audience covering issues including the health of downtown businesses, the village's sometimes raucous night life and proposed Superblock … [Read more...]
Nyack, Sept 2 -- The Village of Nyack and the County of Rockland need your help documenting losses sustained from Hurricane Irene. The Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services will compile these data and forward to FEMA to determine how much emergency aid will be available to the … [Read more...]
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