When organizing events, it is important to make sure that they are accessible for disabled visitors. If your event is inaccessible or dangerous for people with disabilities, you are at risk of receiving complaints, damaging to your reputation, or reducing the number of visitors to the event. There are also safety issues to consider. Some […]
The results are in! 75 percent of our poll participants were in favor of dissolving the village of South Nyack, while 25 percent favored leaving the village intact. The most common rationale for a yes vote was maintaining the character of South Nyack. Multiple respondents expressed concern that preserving the village and its zoning codes […]
With heavy snow and high winds predicted for Wednesday night’s nor’easter, O&R has declared a Storm Watch today. The storm activity has the potential to cause power line damage and electric service interruptions, so company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal crews are ramping up for a high-volume outage response to the storm, […]
By: Joe Kuhn Last Thursday, Dec 10, the Spring Valley Target was swarmed by emergency services as first responders reacted to a phony bomb threat called into the Spring Valley Police Department. At approximately 5:30 PM Spring Valley Police received a phone call from a man inside the store, who claimed that he was armed, […]
Tonight, Dec 13, Nyack Center will begin its 25th Annual Holiday Celebration, which will stream at 7 pm for the rest of the holiday season. This year audiences can enjoy songs and stories performed by Bill Irwin, Steven Bernstein, and many other local favorites, all to benefit Nyack Center’s essential programs that support children and […]
By: Joe Kuhn Last Sunday Pear River residents gathered outside of the town’s Hibernian House to celebrate Francis Duffy, a World War Two veteran and proud member of the fraternity. At the request of the organization’s Pearl River chapter, and through the efforts of Councilman Denis Troy and Supervisor Teresa Kenny, the section of Railroad […]