There had/has been some discussion on social media regarding York Labs/Rockland Community College’s Start-Up New York venture on the corner of Gedney Street and High Avenue in Nyack. The issue has raised some questions about Village actions related to Start-Up NY, local zoning, tax incentives and decision making/transparency of local government for neighbors and other residents in the village. Tax Incentive: The tax incentive question is probably the easiest to address. It w

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 June 12, 2017 and is reproduced with kind permission of NNaV. On Sunday, June 11th the Fire Departments that serve Nyack held their Annual Firefighter’s Memorial Service to give tribute to those who served our community. It is a time to reflect on the ser