Nyack News

For those who grew up with Nickelodeon in the early '90s, beets might bring to mind cartoon character Doug Funnie's favorite British rock band The Beets and their anthem "Killer Tofu." With lines like " Fast food feels fuzzy/Cause it's made from stuff that's skuzzy ," the song was ahead of its time in encouraging kids to eat healthy.

The county Legislature may soon consider limiting the amount of tax dollars it uses on public art displays after an outcry by residents who criticized the spending.

SOUTH NYACK - &#8201Several car break-ins, thefts from porches and a possible burglary try have led to increased patrols across a village neighborhood.

A Rockland psychiatrist has had his license to practice medicine limited by the state Department of Health after he was charged with negligence on more than one occasion , according to state records.

Volunteers gathered Sunday to help revitalize Nyack Beach State Park by building log benches.

WEST NYACK - It was 1959 and the neighborhood school that had been located in an old brick building on Strawtown Road was being moved to a new location nearby.

The Nyack NAACP will hold a town hall meeting on fostering good relations with the police.

Green Babies , an online retailer of organic cotton baby clothes, has officially opened their flagship store in Nyack, New York .

PEARL RIVER - When Paul Phinney led a moment of silence during Wednesday morning's Veterans Day ceremony, he didn't need to dig deep into the past to find an example of sacrifice.

BLAUVELT  - Close to 50 firefighters battled a brush fire early today on Clausland Mountain.

Ruth Leonard wants to see a veteran's marker gracing her husband's grave site at the historic Oak Hill Cemetery.

Piedmont Park Alliance Church on Thomasville Road has a new pastor. The Rev. Joel Kangas and his family have come to the church to begin their ministry in Tallahassee.

Pretty Penny, the Nyack riverfront mansion where Helen Hayes lived for many years, will be the site of a fundraiser next month to benefit the hospital named in honor of the famous Broadway actress.

NYACK - A woman suffered minor injuries after a house caught fire Friday night on South Boulevard.

UPPER NYACK - It's probably the ultimate in 'green' recycling. Take a dead or downed tree, use a two-man saw and traditional tools to craft a rustic bench, then place the seating in a public setting.

BEAR MOUNTAIN: The ice rink at Bear Mountain State Park has reopened for the 2009-10 season.

Most Clarkstown incumbents running for re-election retained their seats tonight, according to unofficial results from the Rockland County Board of Elections.

NYACK - An Orangeburg man wants to establish the Guardian Angels in this riverfront village of restaurants, shops and theaters.

WEST NYACK -[0x0f]A two-month long celebration of Jewish culture begins Tuesday with the author of a novel about intrigue during the civil war discussing the work at the JCC of Rockland.

CLARKSTOWN: Fourth-graders and fifth-graders at Bardonia Elementary School entered a Fire Safety Awareness contest sponsored by the Nanuet Fire Department.