🌱 How Nyack’s lost “Flyer” train helped put Blauvelt on the map
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In today's newsletter:
- How Nyack’s lost “Flyer” train helped put Blauvelt on the map
Also on today's calendar: First Friday at Nyack Art Collective with Live Music and Dance .
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'F' is for the 'Flyer' (nyacknewsandviews.com) — A detailed local history piece explains how Nyack’s once-luxurious “Flyer” commuter train to Jersey City reshaped travel and growth across the lower Hudson Valley, including nearby Blauvelt. You’ll learn how the Erie and Northern railroads, later replaced by highways and the Joseph Clarke Rail Trail from Palisades to Blauvelt, transformed daily life and commuting patterns before service ended in 1965. 
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First Friday at Nyack Art Collective with Live Music and Dance →
3 N Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960 (at Broadway & Main, Burger Loft Gallery),
7:00 pm
Friday August 7
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Pre-School Open Playtime →
Blauvelt Free Library, 541 Western Hwy S, Blauvelt
1:30 pm
Tuesday August 11
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BridgeMusik Summer Festival 2026: American Voices â From Copland t
The Arts Council of Rockland Finkelstein Memorial Library, Fielding Room, 3rd Floor,24 Chest
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Tarrytown Outdoor Summer Concert Series →
Pierson Park, 238 W Main St, Tarrytown
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Parks & Recreation Board
Town of Clarkstown 31 Zukor Road, New City - Administration Bldg. Conference Room at
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All Ways Writing Circle
The Arts Council of Rockland Creative Arts Workshop,171 Main Street, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
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Natan Badalov presents: Community Service - A Comedy Show →
Broadway Comedy Club, 318 W 53rd St, New York
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American Soundscapes — Winds Across a Changing Nation →
Valley Cottage Library, 110 NY-303, Valley Cottage
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BridgeMusik Summer Festival 2026: American Soundscapes â Winds Acr
The Arts Council of Rockland Valley Cottage Library,North Route 303, Valley Cottage, NY, US
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D.L. Hughley →
City Winery New York City, 25 11th Ave, New York
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Nyack Art Collective First Friday →
The Burger loft, 3 N Broadway, Nyack
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Wind Up Monkey (Official) →
Tallman Beach and Pool Club, 2 tallman mountain rd, Sparkill
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East Fishkill Heritage Crafts Day
South Orangetown Rotary Club PO Box 564, Orangeburg, NY 10962
10:00 am
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
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Nyack
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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