by Bill Batson The musical career of Sam Waymon is set to soar. In February 2015, Spike Lee will release Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, a remake of Ganja And Hess, a film that Waymon helped create. […]
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Nyack Sketch Log: The Book
by Bill Batson When I started publishing a weekly sketch and short essay in August 2011, I thought I would run out of subjects before I ran out of stamina. Three years, later, I feel […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Rockland Non-Profits Matter
by Bill Batson On October 16, Rockland County Executive Ed Day submitted his first budget proposal that eliminates 100% of the funding that contract agencies (non-profits) receive from the county. The Rockland County Legislature will […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Toni Morrison’s Bench By The Road
by Bill Batson Nyack will soon host a monument to the painful period of history when African slavery was a global industry. Later today, November 18, 2014, at 1p, representatives of the Toni Morrison Society […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Jerry Donnellan Serves Those Who Served
by Bill Batson “When I was coming up, practically every adult male was a veteran,” said Vietnam veteran Jerry Donnellan. Over 30 million Americans fought in World War II, Vietnam and Korea. Only 2.2 million […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Tools of Many Trades
by Bill Batson The story of our civilization is told through our tools. There was a stone age, iron age, industrial revolution and now, a computer age. Each epoch is defined by what we have […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Halloween Edition: Hitchcock Meets Hopper in Haverstraw
by Bill Batson This building in Haverstraw, the subject of Edward Hopper’s 1925 painting, House by the Railroad, maintains its vigil on Route 9W. Hopper’s haunting depiction of the three-story house came to the attention […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Tourist Guide and Billboard Put Nyack on the Map
by Bill Batson Propelled by an upcoming regionally distributed tourist guide and a strategically placed billboard on the upper west side of Manhattan, a coalition of business and civic groups is putting Nyack on the […]
Nyack Sketch Log: United Hospice of Rockland
by Bill Batson The staff that work from this serenely situated suite of offices tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac in New City have given great comfort to thousands. United Hospice of Rockland, Inc. (UHR) […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Authors of Children’s Books Built Fairy Tale Home
by Bill Batson Once upon a time, a couple who wrote and illustrated children’s books built this fairy tale house. Berta and Elmer Hader used the materials they had in abundant supply: imagination, stone from […]