Nanuet rolled over Schalmont 28-7 to advance to the state championship next week in Syracuse.

Nanuet’s Gabe Ostrow (5) runs the ball against Schalmont, during the Class B semi-final at Dietz Stadium in Kingston, N.Y. Nov. 21, 2009. ( Frank Becerra Jr. / The Journal News )

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The North Rockland boys cross country team, led by Nick Hughes, won the Cross Country Federation Championships today. In the boys race, 27 teams and almost 300 runners competed.

In the photo above, Nick Hughes, from North Rockland High School  finished 4th with a time of 16:08.9. This race was really amazing to watch. In most meets, your best runners break out and the pack thins with the top guys in front. In this race, they were all top runners and they ran a really tight race. Check out more photos by clicking this link.

The Nyack Hospital Auxiliary will hold a children’s holiday celebration on December 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at the hospital.  The event will feature photos with Santa, entertainment by Dolly the Clown and Music by the Bossy Frog Band. 

Admission is $5, with free admission for children under age 5.  Dolly the Clown is sponsored by Orangetown Orthopedic Associates and the Bossy Frog Band is courtesy of Hematology Oncology Associates of Rockland.  

Please contact the Nyack Hospital Auxiliary at 845.348.2772 to register.

Shelley Cohen, left, and Jim DeVita, who graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1969, take a tour of the school as part of their class’s 40th reunion. DeVita was recalling spending time serving detention in the room.

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A fund-raiser for the Thomas J. Foley Viking Memorial Scholarship Fund will be held starting at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lexington Grille in Bardonia.

The scholarship is awarded each year to a graduating Clarkstown South football player, chosen by the Foley family, in memory of their son, a New York City firefighter who died responding to the 911 attacks on the World Trade Center.

For information, contact Carmen Zambardino, chair of the fund, at 845-216-4414.

Rockland residents began getting their H1N1 vaccines at the Yeager Health Center in Pomona on Friday. Residents who want the vaccine have to register first.

Richard Fuchs of New City receives his H1N1 vaccine from RN Bonnie Sullivan on Friday. For information on registering for your vaccine, visit the Rockland County Department of Health H1N1 Flu Information web site.

Students from Ramapo, Spring Valley and Suffern high school graduated from the Ramapo Police Youth Academy on Thursday.

Graduates march into Ramapo Town Hall Thursday night to be recognized after completing an 11-week program to improve relations between the police and public. This is the 22nd graduating class since the programs inception in 1999. If you are a student interested in the program, contact your school’s DARE officer. Click here to view more photos from Friday night’s ceremonies.

Sam Demarest and Allana Gauzza hoist part of the set during a rehearsal of Nyack High School’s presentation of the Mark Twain-David Ives play “Is He Dead?”. It’s about an artist who fakes his death to add value to his works. Nov. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. $10, $5 students.

Ben Birkeland, left, and Colin Brophy rehearse a scene from the play

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Pierre Desir, pantry manager at People to People in West Nyack, puts New City Girl Scouts Shannon Benuscak, left, and Alondra Tavarez, both 10, to work stocking shelves.

The girls’ troop had also donated gift baskets to the pantry with food they collected for Thanksgiving.

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Organist and choirmaster Bob Barrows of Nyack will conduct a community performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack on Dec. 6, 2009. Professional opera singers will perform the intricate verses, and the audience will join in for the Hallelujah chorus.

Mark your calendars for 4 p.m. on Dec. 9th! Grace Episcopal Church is located at 130 First Ave. in Nyack. Click here to find out more about holiday happenings in our area by checking out LoHud.com’s Holiday Guide on Metromix!