Peekskill Architect Makes His Bones Reinventing Old Structures

A Bronx-born architect who fell in love with the lower Hudson Valley is helping restore empty Peekskill properties, one building at a time.  As it turned out, architect Marco Mandra […] Read more »

Coffee Lovers Chip In to Fund a Facelift for Peekskill Hot Spot

Some of the customers who fuel up with their daily dose of caffeine at Peekskill Coffee House (PCH) are injecting a jolt of capital into Peekskill’s downtown daytime anchor.   After […] Read more »

The State of School Bullying: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 

The death of a 10-year-old Peekskill student in May has focused a spotlight on the issue of bullying in public schools and the tragic consequences that can follow.   The child’s […] Read more »

Building a Solid Future at CertainTeed in Buchanan

A small guard’s booth and a simple wood sign mark the entrance to the CertainTeed gypsum board plant off Broadway in Buchanan.   Just down a winding road beyond the gate […] Read more »

Paying it Forward Means Side-Stepping a Crisis

Americans enter the current decade a very divided people on a host of important issues, but when it comes to Social Security, shouldn’t everyone be on the same side? Can’t […] Read more »

Democrats’ Redistricting Plan Tangled Up in Court

The ongoing effort by state Democrats to redraw election districts was rejected on April 27 by the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s top judicial body. As reported in […] Read more »

Judge Sends Dems Back to Drawing Board on Election Districts  

The political fight in Albany to redraw the state’s election districts continues in state court as an upstate judge rules that the Democrats’ new maps must be redrawn.   Judge Patrick […] Read more »

The Irish Are Coming: Peekskill St. Pat’s Parade Is Back – RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 26

UPDATE: Due to the inclement weather forecast for Saturday, March 12, the Peekskill St. Patrick’s Committee has decided to postpone the parade until Saturday, March 26 at 3:00PM. It took […] Read more »

Girls Volleyball Is Peaking in Peekskill

Peekskill is known for its beautiful location on the Hudson, many wonderful restaurants in the downtown, and a thriving population of artists.   Far away from California’s sunny beaches, however, the […] Read more »

Hispanic Residents Spur Growth in River Towns’ Population

Bigger and changing are key takeaways from the picture painted by the 2020 census of the communities along the Hudson River towns in Westchester County.   The impressive growth in Westchester’s […] Read more »