WHERE OUR MONEY GOES

BY TONI SOWA Village of Nyack & Nyack Center — State Audit Expenditures for the Village of Nyack totaled approximately $5.3 million for 2010-2011 fiscal year, and were financed primarily by property taxes and state aid, according to a new audit of the village from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. Recently the Village of […]

NYACK’S TURN TO TAKE THE PLUNGE

Portions of the proceeds from the fifth annual Penguin Plunge benefit fundraiser in Nyack this year will go to two local youngsters who have suffered from severe health problems. Alex Fernandez, a fourth grader at Valley Cottage Elementary School, and Francesco Galvano, a seventh grader form Pearl River Middle School, will get help with their […]

Romance!

BY AMY AND MICHAEL SHERMAN As a couple devoted to healing, we understand that relationships go through changes over time. We are hardly the same couple we were when we first started our relationship. Now we have a child, a business together, and we’ve worked our tails off to end reactivity and create an environment […]

NYACK COMMUNITY PONDERS TAX CAP

NYACK COMMUNITY PONDERS TAX CAP

STORY AND PHOTOS BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN Nyack Youth Center hosts large crowd at program that discussed NY’s new tax cap On Thursday evening February 9, the Nyack Youth Center was filled almost to capacity as local residents and school district administrators attended a program highlighting key elements of the New York state property tax levy […]

NYACK’S PENGUIN PLUNGE COMING IN MARCH

From 12 – 2 p.m., volunteers will brave the frigid Hudson to benefit local children with serious illnesses. All funds raised will go to cover medical expenses not covered by their families’ insurance. This year’s two beneficiaries hail from Valley Cottage and Pearl River. Ten year-old Alex Fernandez is having specialized radiation treatment in Boston […]

YMCA UPDATES 2012 CAMP OFFERINGS

The Rockland YMCA is expanding its summer day camp program in North Rockland for boys and girls ages 5-13 years old. “Our summer camp will have a variety of activities for all ages in a beautiful outdoor setting with convenient hours for working parents,” said Chuck Maze, President/CEO of the Rockland YMCA. The program will […]