BY SARA GILBERT A gas explosion resulting in a large open fire occurred in Nyack on Thursday, June 21 while Raines & Welsh & Sons, contractors of Orange & Rockland Utilities, were working on a gas main replacement project. By Sunday, June 24, the intersection of North Broadway and First Avenue in Nyack was cleaned […]
Local Artist Bill Batson Turns Visual Artists into Performers and Art Making into a Spectator Sport It took months of planning and the work of dozens of volunteers to unleash a Flash Sketch Mob of over 100 artists in Nyack on Saturday, June 16. All of the hallmarks of the flash mob phenomenon were on […]
The kitchen, a quintessential part of every home, is a place of physical nourishment and meaningful memories. Kitchens reflect the home atmosphere as well as its inhabitants. Rockland County is home to a wide array of kitchen styles, and recently, Rivertown Film, in Nyack, New York, held a tour of various, unique, and beautiful Rockland […]
Rodney King Found Dead Rodney King, the victim of police brutality in 1991, which led to the Los Angeles riots, was found dead on Sunday, June 17. He was 47. His fiancé found him at the bottom of the pool at their home in Rialito, Cal. She told friends that King was drinking and smoking […]
Clarkstown: Town of Clarkstown designated cooling centers for Town residents. The Town of Clarkstown Community Centers are open and available for residents to use as cooling centers during the normal operating hours. Central Nyack Community Center 58 Waldron Avenue Central Nyack (845) 358-2500 Hours of Operations M-F 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to […]
Earl Miller, Nyack College’s executive director of community relations, has been named 2012-2013 president of the Nyack Rotary Club. Miller, a five-year member of Rotary is also a board member of Leadership Rockland, the Nyack Center, the African American Historical Society, and Head Start of Rockland. As a Nyack Rotary member, he has delivered food for […]