South Nyack News

Former South Nyack Mayor Patricia "Tish" DuBow was honored by residents and local elected officials at a community celebration in Franklin Street Park on Friday May 9. After nine years in the Mayor's office, DuBow chose not to run for another term.

The diner Johnny Cakes may be on Main St. in Nyack, but it also resides in the fictional town of Green Grove and as a replica in Los Angeles.

South Nyack residents will gather to honor and thank recently retired Chief of Police Bob Van Cura and outgoing Mayor Tish Dubow Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Franklin Street Park.

UPDATE - A Dodge Caravan heavily damaged by fire has been cleared from the northbound right lane of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

According to former Oak Hill caretaker Luke Conroy, "cemeteries are for the living." Seated in the first floor office of this house, where he oversaw these hallowed grounds and met with family members, Conroy found his true vocation.

As the Tappan Zee Bridge project continues to ramp up, crews this week will begin installing environmental monitors that will allow residents to track noise, dust and vibration levels during the five years of construction.

Elegant hats have become the symbol of local civil rights icon Frances Pratt. But when she arrived at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City 60 years ago, she wore a borrowed dress and shoes too tight for walking.

This much is known about the large parcel of land near Exit 10 on the Thruway: it will serve as a construction staging area for the new Tappan Zee Bridge for the next several years.