We are all feeling the effects of inflation, which recently reached its highest point in 40 years. From the gas you pump to fuel your car, to the food you purchase to fuel you and your family, the observation that Yogi Berra (legendary New York Yankee and armchair economist) once made that a “nickel ain’t […]
Upper Nyack resident, Bernard Leifer, President and CEO of Hackensack, NJ-based SG Companies, has been selected by The Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), the primary trade organization for the worldwide licensing industry, as its 2013 Licensing Industry Hall of Fame inductee. Leifer has been with the privately-held footwear and apparel manufacturer, originally known as S. […]
All Nyack-area residents are being advised to boil the water before using it. This may last until Thursday, August 16. Nyack Water Company restored services to all residents by Sunday morning after a water main in West Nyack broke on Saturday, August 11. Crews worked through the night in order to restore water service to […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE A Nyack synagogue is beginning several new programs in the coming weeks in an effort to reach out for new members in the Nyack community. Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham and Cantor Michael Kaspar, who characterize themselves as young-at-heart, “egalitarian conservatives,” boast of a caring community for new members. “The synagogue is nestled […]
BY BARRY WARNER Recently, fourth graders at Upper Nyack Elementary School engaged in Colonial Day activities in conjunction with the social studies curriculum. The students set up a military encampment on the athletic field and spent the day living as Revolutionary War soldiers. With the assistance from the Living History Education Foundation, the children wore […]