Nyack-Piermont Patch has been covering the region's news, culture and sports for about 18 months, reporting on everything from local business and new infrastructure to astonishing protests and prostitution rings.

Above, you'll find the past 18 months compressed into a neat 42 seconds via sped-up screenshots. It goes by quick, but it's easy to discern trends. The Tappan Zee Bridge and foul weather—from Hurricane Irene to October 2011's freak snowstorm—are often above the fold.

National events are worked in, too, but on local levels. You'll see Osama bin Laden stories, because an Upper Nyack man helped dozens escape to safety from the Twin Towers on 9/11 at the expense of his own life. Gadhafi's death is highlighted, too—a West Nyack family lost a son when the late Libyan dictator orchestrated the Lockerbie bombing of 1988.

You can spot technical aspects, as well—see how the site has evolved over time to cater to readers' ease and suggestions.

So: take a look, and let us know what you think in the comments.

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Editor's note: there are more screen shots from 2011 than from 2010 or 2012.