REPORTER AT LARGE

Meeting of Community Leaders
In late April, a group of community leaders met informally to discuss ways the village can prevent recurrance of the violence that broke out on April 16. On that day, according to published reports, up to 50 hammer, knife and bat-wielding teens had a noisy fight on South Franklin Street that sent two of them to the hospital with minor injuries.

Trustee Louise Parker, Frances Pratt, Rev. Hairston and Rev. Jones, Schools Superintendent Valencia Douglas, Mayor John Shields and others met to discuss plans to create an athletic center in hopes of providing positive activities for restless youths. They also called for more and better police enforcement in troubled areas of the village and increased numbers of job opportunities for young people. The funding and location of the athetic center is yet to be determined.

Some years ago, when an athletic center was proposed, the site selected was the strip of land on Franklin Street occupied by the Community Garden. At a public meeting, numerous gardeners showed up to protest and the plan was put on hold.

Following the discussion last month, Louise Parker promised to call a meeting in about two weeks to which the public will be invited.

Update: Old Stone Church
by James Anderson, Trustee of Upper Nyack

The Village of Upper Nyack is proud to present a preview and exhibit of its new public space at the Old Stone Church during the Goosetown Bazaar Sat, May 31, from 11 to 3.

The Old Stone Church is a work in progress for the Village of Upper Nyack. It is being readied for public use through the efforts of Win Perry, Village Historian, The Nyack Garden Club, Habitat for Humanity and members of the Old Stone Church Committee.

The Old Stone Church, at 347 North Broadway in Upper Nyack, was built in 1813 on land donated by William Palmer, with stone donated from his quarry near the river. The Old Stone Church is the oldest church building in Rockland County. In recent years it had fallen into neglect and was acquired by the Village of Upper Nyack in March, 2006 for the purpose of becoming a meeting and event space for the residents of Upper Nyack.

For more info, contact James Anderson,
Trustee, Upper Nyack Village Board
328 North Broadway Upper Nyack, NY 10960 (845) 358-0084 cell (845) 480-0880

Notice About Parking
From John Cincotta, Village Treasurer:
"On or about April 21, the two parking lots (one-hour lot and extended parking lot, will be subject to closure. During this period, these lots will get new drainage, new lighting, new curbs and resurfacing. Every effort will be made to keep as much of the space open for parking but you must read the posted signage daily since the temporary parking configurations will change as the work progresses.

For more information, please call 358-3851.

The work is expected to take 60 to 90 days

Think But Can't Prove-
A usually-reliable source says Whole Foods is renovating to move into the site of the old A&P (most recently a car dealership) opposite Hogan's on Route 59.

Hoping to get confirmation, we spoke with a representative of Whole Foods, who sidestepped our question; he said the corporation will announce new locations sometime near the end of June, not before.

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