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Newly remodeled Dish Restaurant and Café  hosted a crowded grand re-opening party in mid-January at which Chef / owner, Alexandra Lopukhin (below right) presented a delightful sele[...]
Stories of Courage, Hope & Compassion by Rev. Richard L. Deats Nyack resident Richard L. Deats, peace ac- tivist, minister and author, recently published his 9th book, Stories [...]
In Scotland (the home of Auld Lang Syne), they celebrate Hogmanay (pronounced hog-mah-NAY) shortly after midnight on New Year’s eve. Neighbors visit one another, bringing sma[...]
Angelo Letizia trained at a technical school in Rockland County and was an auto mechanic in Manhattan for 32 years.  In 2010 he opened a shop closer to home, in South Nyack, where [...]
Long time Rockland resident Ralph Spano has over thirty years experience as a licensed Master Plumber. Among his specialties is providing premium care to homeowners and small busin[...]
For years, the Tillotson family had been wondering about the origin of this little red clay lidded vessel.  John Felz, our appraiser, thinks it’s from an unknown North Carolina pot[...]
Apples were an abundant resource in early America and were often stored as cider—soft and hard.  Applejack (think apple brandy) was a popular “cyder spirit.” The Laird [...]
For more than 40 years, somebody has gotten away with murder.  Florence Kalbach’s body was found in the kitchen of the rooming house she ran at the corner of Cedar Hill and Broadwa[...]