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Come 'Raise the Dough' With Keep Rockland Beautiful At PizzaRev In Nanuet Come 'Raise the Dough' With Keep Rockland Beautiful At PizzaRev In Nanuet
Come 'Raise the Dough' With Keep Rockland Beautiful At PizzaRev In Nanuet Come "raise the dough" at PizzaRev in Nanuet next week with Keep Rockland Beautiful.  The organization is hosting a fundraiser on Aug. 31 at PizzaRev in Nanuet where 20 percent of a purchase will go toward supporting KRB.  KRB is a nonprofit that uses education and empowerment to encourage people to act as stewards in their communities while also leading efforts to clean, protect, and beautify the county's environment.  The event will run from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. PizzaRev is located at 114 E Rte 59 in Nanuet.  To learn more about Keep Rockland Beautiful, visit their website. 

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by Zachary Croce
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Haverstraw Model Aircraft Show Lifts Off This Weekend Haverstraw Model Aircraft Show Lifts Off This Weekend
Haverstraw Model Aircraft Show Lifts Off This Weekend HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- The fun level will be sky high at this weekend’s Haverstraw Model Aerodrome, a yearly event that draws hundreds of plane lovers to a grassy field overlooking the Hudson. The Hudson Valley Radio Control Club's 7th annual airshow will feature open flying of both fixed wing aircrafts and helicopters. According to the club’s president, Bruce Leach, there will also be a full-sized chopper for folks to ogle. The club, whose home base overlooks Haverstraw Bay, has about 70 members and draws from diverse backgrounds. “There’s a big variety of people,” said Leach, who is a brick…

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by Carol Reif
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See What's Fresh During National Farmers Market Week, North Rockland See What's Fresh During National Farmers Market Week, North Rockland
See What's Fresh During National Farmers Market Week, North Rockland Truman Capote was once quoted that the defining difference between the rich and not, isn’t a matter of money -- It’s a matter of vegetables. Only the rich, he had said, get veggies that are "fresh and unborn, scarcely out of the earth." Rich and poor alike (SNAP recipients account for $19 million in sales at farmers markets) can eat like the privileged thanks to farmers markets.  Grab a reusable tote bag and indulge in the bounty once only available to the wealthy by heading out the door to an area farmers market. Need an excuse? It's National Farmers Market Week Aug. 7-13 , and…

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by Cindy Capitani
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Sunday Celebrity Softball Game Will Benefit Paralyzed West Nyack Native Sunday Celebrity Softball Game Will Benefit Paralyzed West Nyack Native
Sunday Celebrity Softball Game Will Benefit Paralyzed West Nyack Native POMONA, N.Y. -- Come see former players from the New York Yankees and New York Giants battle it out on the softball diamond in the first-ever New York Legends Softball Game at Palisades Credit Union Park on Sunday, Aug. 14. The game, hosted by the Rockland Boulders and Triple P Promotions, will raise funds to benefit 23-year-old West Nyack native, Tommy McGuire, whose swimming accident resulted in a severe spinal cord injury, paralyzing him from the neck down. "As an athlete, we are very fortunate to work with Triple P Promotions and to be able to support anybody who has any disabilit…

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by Rachel Martin
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Nyack Exhibit Showcases David LaChapelle Photos Nyack Exhibit Showcases David LaChapelle Photos
Nyack Exhibit Showcases David LaChapelle Photos NYACK, N.Y. -- The work of renowned photographer David LaChapelle is being exhibited in Nyack.They are six large-scale photographs from his "Gas Stations" series. The exhibit is at the Edward Hopper House until Sept. 11. Inspired in part by Edward Hopper's painting, "Gas" (1940), for the series LaChapelle created scale models using common, found objects, which he then photographed on location in the rainforest of Maui.  The work is a commentary on the reliance on fossil fuels and "the absurdity of our attempts to harness nature," explains a release. Born in Ha…

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by Donna Christopher
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Ric Flair Headlines 'Rumble In Rockland' Saturday Ric Flair Headlines 'Rumble In Rockland' Saturday
Ric Flair Headlines 'Rumble In Rockland' Saturday POMONA, N.Y. -- WWE Hall of Famer 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair will headline the "Rumble in Rockland" on Saturday, July 30, at Pomona's Palisades Credit Union Park. The event is presented by Northeast Wrestling. Flair is a two-time Hall of Famer and 16-time World Heavyweight Champion. After being inducted individually in 2008, he was inducted as part of the Four Horsemen in 2012. He now appears on WWE with his daughter, Divas Champion, Charlotte. The event will feature five-time WCW World Heavyweight Champ and former WWE Heavyweight Champion Booker T, as well. Booker T won 21 titles w…

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by Rachel Martin
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Rockland Dead Heads In Their Glory At Torne Valley Vineyards Festival Rockland Dead Heads In Their Glory At Torne Valley Vineyards Festival
Rockland Dead Heads In Their Glory At Torne Valley Vineyards Festival HILLBURN,. N.Y. - Area Dead-Heads were in their glory Saturday, as large crowds flocked to the Torne Valley Vineyard's We Can Share The Wine Music Festival in Hillburn. This was the second year the vineyard has hosted the event, which featured Grateful Dead tribute bands Stella Blue's Band and Dead on the Tracks. Families, as well as Dead-Heads of all ages, filled the spacious lawn in front of the vineyard house, and the event included kids activities, food, wine, craft beers and vendors. Check out the video to see Daily Voice visit the event, and talk to several festival-goers, including …

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by Skip Pearlman
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Dutchess Residents Swarm Vanderbilt Mansion For Summer Concert Series Dutchess Residents Swarm Vanderbilt Mansion For Summer Concert Series
Dutchess Residents Swarm Vanderbilt Mansion For Summer Concert Series HYDE PARK, N.Y. - Traffic was backed up on Rt. 9 for at least a mile Wednesday night, as cars slowly snaked their way into the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site to take in a summer music series. Music in the Parks alternates between Vanderbilt National Historic Site and Staatsburgh (formerly known as Mills State Park). The summer music series started June 1, and continues on Wednesday nights through August 24, but many at this week's event said it was the biggest crowd so far this summer. Families and friends sat on blankets and chairs on the sprawling, massive lawn in front of the…

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by Skip Pearlman
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Visitors Enjoy History Lesson At Storming Of Stony Point Reenactment Visitors Enjoy History Lesson At Storming Of Stony Point Reenactment
Visitors Enjoy History Lesson At Storming Of Stony Point Reenactment STONY POINT, N.Y. - Visitors to the Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site on Saturday got a history lesson, but in a way that was fun. The site hosted a reenactment of an 18th century military encampment to commemorate the daring midnight assault on the British fortifications at Stony Point in July 1779. Musket, artillery and marching demonstrations were staged, visitors talked to ladies, soldiers and craftsmen in 18th century attire, performing camp chores such as blacksmithing and cooking. Demonstrations were held on how wool is dyed and spun, and there were colonial games and w…

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by Skip Pearlman
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Adult Job Search, Networking Group NhN Meeting In Nanuet Adult Job Search, Networking Group NhN Meeting In Nanuet
Adult Job Search, Networking Group NhN Meeting In Nanuet NANUET, N.Y. – Networking group Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA (NhN) will host a meeting on Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Avalon Gardens Clubhouse in Nanuet. NhN is a weekly job search support and networking group based on a pay-it-forward model. Meetings are designed to help attendees advance their career including the unemployed, underemployed, recent college graduates, veterans and those preparing for a job change or in volunteer work. The meeting will be led by community volunteer Lisa Schuetz, and will offer job search strategies, support and networking opportunities. Click her…

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by Nicole Briggs
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Alzheimer's Association Plans Educational Events In Rockland Alzheimer's Association Plans Educational Events In Rockland
Alzheimer's Association Plans Educational Events In Rockland NANUET, N.Y. -- The Alzheimer's Association's Hudson Valley Chapter will host several free events in the coming weeks and months, beginning with a series of classes at the Nanuet Public Library.  The Nanuet Public Library will host the following classes on Wednesdays at 11 a.m.: July 27: “Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters”  Aug. 3: “The Basics: Memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease” Aug. 10: “Healthy living for your brain and body: Tips from the latest research” Nanuet Public Library is located at 179 Church St.  The Tappan Library at 93 Main St. will also present the &qu…

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by Frank Mojica
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Keith Urban Show On After PNC Arts Center Food Truck Fire Keith Urban Show On After PNC Arts Center Food Truck Fire
Keith Urban Show On After PNC Arts Center Food Truck Fire Keith Urban's show at the PNC Bank Center in Holmdel was going on as scheduled Saturday night despite an early-morning food truck fire, State Police said. "If you thought Keith Urban would be deterred from performing today due to the lack of delicious, savory shish kebabs, you were sadly mistaken," the NJSP wrote. "This morning at 5:30 a.m., a food truck that serves shish kebabs caught fire," State Police said in a release. "Holmdel FD arrived at the scene and extinguished the flames. "The preliminary investigation by NJSP Arson/Bomb Unit found nothing suspic…

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by Jerry DeMarco