Don Hammond reports on the Nyack Village Board and his Hammond Highlights shouts out to groups in the community and appear each week in The Villages, a regular Monday feature on NyackNewsAndViews.com. This column appeared on March 27, 2017 and is reproduced with kind permission of NNaV. by Don Hammond Public engagement and input are essential in getting the TZ Vista project implemented in a way that best benefits the village. The Village of Nyack is at the beginning of the pr

This Community View opinion piece has been reproduced from lohud.com, The Journal News, a USA Today Network. This article originally appeared in the opinion section of that paper on March 27, 2017. White House spokesman Sean Spicer calls it a “cute” program. Trump budget director Mick Mulvaney says it only “sounds great.” But Meals on Wheels is a critical program to seniors in Rockland County, and one with proven, taxpayer money-saving results. As president and CEO of Meals o

Don Hammond reports on the Nyack Village Board and his Hammond Highlights shouts out to groups in the community and appear each week in The Villages, a regular Monday feature on NyackNewsAndViews.com. This column appeared on March 20, 2017 and is reproduced with kind permission of NNaV. Summer Music In Memorial park is Only a Few Months Away — Mostly Music will be back for another year, offering free summer time concerts in Memorial Park. But this year, there will be a new sp

Don Hammond reports on the Nyack Village Board and his Hammond Highlights shouts out to groups in the community and appear each week in The Villages, a regular Monday feature on NyackNewsAndViews.com. This column appeared on March 13, 2017 and is reproduced with kind permission of NNaV. New Life for an Old Landmark The Pavion site and the former Wet n’ Wild factory location on South Franklin between Cedar Hill and Hudson Aves. is about to get a new life as rental apartments.