Welcome To The Future Haverstraw Bay
By Lee Corey
United Water hopes to build a desalination plant at Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson River. Read More
Winter Woes: Why Is it So Warm?
by Owen Voutsinas-Klose
Have you noticed the unseasonably warm weather lately? Just about a year ago, our area was digging out from a Groundhog’s Day Blizzard that shut down schools, closed businesses businesses and covered the streets with snow. This year is shaping up to be the second warmest Winter on record for our region.
This is amazing and sometimes saddening to see we are not having the classic Winter weather promised to us by Mother Nature. Read More
Gerrymandered New York: Eagles, Octopi and Aliens. Oh My!
by Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
In Part I of this two part series, Elijah Reichlin-Melnick looks at the history of the Dark Arts of political redistricting. Part II will examine why it’s hard to draw lines everyone agrees are fair.
“A mother eagle feeding her young. An octopus after crashing through a boat propeller. A baby alien popping out of a stomach.” In response to last week’s release of proposed district lines for the New York State Senate and Assembly, observers were left reaching for whimsical ways to describe the look of absurdly shaped districts that zig-zag crazily across the state with little apparent concern for any consideration other than the political survival of the incumbent legislators who drew them. Read More
Welcome To The Future Haverstraw Bay
By Lee Corey
United Water hopes to build a desalination plant at Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson River. Read More
Occupy Wall Street: Local Support Still Strong, But Older
by Dave Zornow
Nyack, Jan 25 — When members of the Occupy Rockland movement drive home from their meeting tonight in Spring Valley, it’s more likely that they will be listening to Aerosmith than Adele.
Although local support for Occupy Wall Street is about equal to the national average, support for the cause is greater among the graying than among young adults. Read More
Gerrymandered New York: Eagles, Octopi and Aliens. Oh My!
by Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
In Part I of this two part series, Elijah Reichlin-Melnick looks at the history of the Dark Arts of political redistricting. Part II will examine why it’s hard to draw lines everyone agrees are fair.
“A mother eagle feeding her young. An octopus after crashing through a boat propeller. A baby alien popping out of a stomach.” In response to last week’s release of proposed district lines for the New York State Senate and Assembly, observers were left reaching for whimsical ways to describe the look of absurdly shaped districts that zig-zag crazily across the state with little apparent concern for any consideration other than the political survival of the incumbent legislators who drew them. Read More
Learning In and Out of the Classroom
by Max Cea
After spending four years in one place, you learn many important lessons. And not all of them are in the classroom.
My friends and I often reminisce about some of the great times we had at Nyack High School. Those positive experiences occurred both in class and off campus. As freshman, I remember the newfound exhilaration that came with the freedom to walk across the street to the Golden Mushroom restaurant. With that reward also came responsibility: I needed to learn time management skills to be a more productive and independent student. Read More
News
Winter Woes: Why Is it So Warm?
by Owen Voutsinas-Klose
Have you noticed the unseasonably warm weather lately? Just about a year ago, our area was digging out from a Groundhog’s Day Blizzard that shut down schools, closed businesses businesses and covered the streets with snow. This year is shaping up to be the second warmest Winter on record for our region.
This is amazing and sometimes saddening to see we are not having the classic Winter weather promised to us by Mother Nature. Read More
Gerrymandered New York: Eagles, Octopi and Aliens. Oh My!
by Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
In Part I of this two part series, Elijah Reichlin-Melnick looks at the history of the Dark Arts of political redistricting. Part II will examine why it’s hard to draw lines everyone agrees are fair.
“A mother eagle feeding her young. An octopus after crashing through a boat propeller. A baby alien popping out of a stomach.” In response to last week’s release of proposed district lines for the New York State Senate and Assembly, observers were left reaching for whimsical ways to describe the look of absurdly shaped districts that zig-zag crazily across the state with little apparent concern for any consideration other than the political survival of the incumbent legislators who drew them. Read More
Study: Indian Point Threatens Water Supply
by Cliff Weathers
The Indian Point Nuclear Facility in Westchester County threatens the drinking water to more than 11 million people in the region, according to a report released by an environmental advocacy group.
Leaked radioactive contaminants in the event of even a minor mishap could put the health of 11.3 million people at risk, says the study from Environment New York. The report also shows that Indian Point threatens water supplies for more than twice as many people compared to any other nuclear facility in the nation. Read More
Who Will Stop the Tappan Zee Bridge-doggle?
by Cap’n Transit
Last week the Federal Highway Administration released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Tappan Zee Bridge reconstruction project. This is big news because it finds, in the words of an Associated Press writer, “no ecology obstacles” to the plan. However, lots of people who submitted statements in favor of transit on the bridge were frustrated because the project leaders refused to do more than build a car bridge that “will not preclude transit. Read More
Nyack Sketch Log: Save Our Green House
by Bill Batson
The man who built this house, with the benefit of slave labor, laid much of the foundation for the village we occupy. Since his death in 1842, John Green’s house has had many owners and tenants. Because of the neglect of its current absentee landlord, the building might soon crumble into dust. Read More
Events (View All)
Jonathan Demme, Daniel Wolff and James McBride at Rivertown Film
On Wednesday, February 8th at 8:00 PM, Nyack Center, Rivertown film will screen “I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, The Mad, and The Beautiful.” Within months of Hurricane Katrina, Jonathan Demme and Daniel Wolff began documenting New Orleans residents who were demanding their “right to return” … [Read More...]
Nursery School of the Nyacks Open House
Interested in enrolling your child in a quality pre-school for children ages 2, 3, and 4? Then don't miss the Nursery School of the Nyacks Open House on Thursday, Feb 9 from 12:30-2p. … [Read More...]
Relay For Life of Rockland County Kickoff Rally
Join us on Thursday, February 9 at 6 pm at the Comfort Inn & Suites in Nanuet as we kick off the 2012 Relay For Life of Rockland County! … [Read More...]
An Evening In Tibet — at the Nyack Center
An Evening in Tibet, an event to benefit the Tibetan Home of Hope, will be held on Sun Feb 12 at the Nyack Center at 7:30p. Nyack resident Jim Fyfe is the master of ceremonies for an evening of authentic Tibetan food, live Tibetan music and a charity silent auction. … [Read More...]
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Rockland BOCES Culinary Event
The Rockland BOCES Culinary Event-Fundraiser Buffet Dinner honoring Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato is a fun evening of ethnic dining for educators, students, family and friends. Everyone attending the Feb 29 event will feast on five distinct multicultural family recipes submitted by Rockland … [Read More...]
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