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• Do Excess Releases Justify Desalination Addition? February 22, 2012
  Activists says the proposed Haverstraw Desalination Plant is being justified by excessive discharges by United Water. by Bob Dillon United Water wants to treat and desalinate Hudson River water to meet Rockland's water supply needs. Before the already overtaxed residents and businesses of Rockland County pay for an unneeded "Haverstraw Water Supply […]
• Nyack Sketch Log: St. Philip’s A.M.E Zion Church February 21, 2012
  by Bill Batson Two years before Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president, St. Philip's A.M.E. Zion Church was founded in 1859 by abolitionist John W Towt. Today, the term abolitionist is considered a badge of honor. In the 1850’s, as slave catchers roamed the north empowered by the loathsome Fugitive Slave Act, the title brought legal jeopardy and mort […]
• Nyack Community Garden: ‘Till We Till Again February 20, 2012
  "Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow" for 37 years and counting: Applications for the 2012 Nyack Community Garden are due by March 15. […]
• Tappan Zee Express: Prez’ Day Is Like Saturday February 19, 2012
  Nyack, Feb 19 -- If you are working on Monday -- or just taking Metro North into NYC or beyond -- remember that the Tappan Zee Express bus will be operating on a Saturday schedule. You can see the Saturday schedule on Monday by visiting tzxBus.com and clicking on the Saturday schedule button. Here's more news you should know when taking public transport […]
• Lights, Camera… Inaction on Tappan Zee Bridge Mass Transit February 19, 2012
  by Dani Simons Sustainable transportation advocate Dani Simons worked with StreetFilms.org to produce a five minute documentary on how the hurry-up offensive push to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge sacrificed previously promised mass transit components. When you work on a project for ten years, and you attend scores of the public meetings about it, you get to […]