On Friday night, July 8, 1887, electricity crackled through the air in more ways than one. A full moon hung overhead, but its ...

There was a time when the Hudson River shimmered with summer promise. In the early 20th century, riverside parks like Nyack Beach, Hook Mountain Beach, Haverstraw Beach, and Bear Mountain State Park ...

To frame just how depraved the infamous Roman Emperor Caligula had become, the historian, Seneca, tells the story of how the ...

Immerse yourself in Piermont’s famous Bastille Day celebration in our latest in-depth photo essay.

Our roundup of events this week features fireworks, vintage postcards, colors of summer, a pride night market, theater, and ...

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Our roundup of events this week features the premier of Son of Zeus at Penguin Rep Theatre, a Pride Night Market, the Nyack Street Fair, Rockland Riverway Trail Walking Tours, and Jazz in the Garden ...

On another one of my frequent sojourns into the heart of the village of Nyack, I walked past an older woman sitting in front of one of the Main Street stores. I find her there frequently. Very petite, ...

For 63 years, Tom Vasilow and his brother Chris churned out oceans of ice cream and rivers of chocolate at the Eagle Confectionery at 106 Main Street in Nyack. But it wasn’t the daily scoops or sweets ...

In 1868, fireworks lit up Nyack’s night sky after a political rally at the Wigwam, a bustling community center on South Broadway at the southwest corner of Church Street. The Wigwam served as a hub of ...

Located on the northwest side of Rockland Lake near a stream leading to Swartwout Lake, Sylvan Grove occupied the land where the Rockland Lake Nature Center stands today. With dining pavilions, a ...