Last Saturday, local dignitaries and health care professionals gathered to officially dedicate The Jacobs Family Pride Wellness Center of Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Made possible by a partnership with the Oval Center and Aids Center at Montefiore and the Phyllis B. Frank Pride Center of Rockland County, it is the first LGBTQ+ medical health center of […]
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 […]
New York fell victim to the final strike of Hurricane Ida Wednesday night. At least nine people died in New York City and New Jersey. In Rockland, 85 people were rescued from vehicles submerged in the floods. County Executive Ed Day and New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency. Day asked residents […]
Several community sponsors distributed free food, school supplies, and over 300 backpacks to Nyack school district students at the community’s annual back-to-school barbeque on Aug. 28. The Nyack Center, Village of Nyack, Nyack NAACP, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Nyack Teachers Association, Hanneman Funeral Home, and other sponsors participated at the event. The generous efforts of the […]
The Town of Clarkstown proposed a settlement with the property owner of 20 Old Stone Road, who is accused of illegally destroying an estimated 125 town trees, illegally adding a second floor story to his house, and performing other unpermitted work at or around his property. Judge Scott Ugell adjourned the hearing to take time […]
The Village of South Nyack got the green-light to begin preparing for dissolution. The Village Board voted to approve the village’s dissolution plan on July 30. Orangetown is set to absorb the village in 2022. “We look forward to working together with Supervisor Kenny; along with the Town Council and employees to implement the Dissolution […]