Peekskill Turkey Trot: 1-Mile Family Fun Run to Benefit the Hungry and Homeless  

Ready? Set? Go! On Saturday, Nov. 20, residents of Peekskill and Westchester will be lacing up their sneakers and showing their community spirit to help a great cause.   Peekskill’s Turkey Trot is back, in what promises to be a fun-filled event […] Read more »

Trees of Life Planted in Honor of Chappy Manzer’s Mother  

The City of Peekskill held a ceremony in late September to mark where 11 trees will take root to honor Christina Rasbeck, mother of Chappy Manzer, of Manzer’s Landscape and Development, who donated the plantings. They will adorn the stretch of North […] Read more »

Food and Talent Spell Success for Church Fundraiser 

The September Food and Talent Festival fundraiser hosted by Church of St. Christopher and St. Patrick in Buchanan drew hundreds on a beautiful sunny day for “a perfect community gathering,” reports Lisa Quist, one of the organizers.    […] Read more »

Gilda’s Club Adds Free Services for Under-Served in River Towns

Gilda’s Club Westchester, located in White Plains and an affiliate of the international Cancer Support Community, recently launched the River Town Communities Cancer Support Services Program.    The new program aims to provide free, flexible services to under-served and Spanish-speaking residents from 19 local communities, including Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Crompond, Croton-on-Hudson, Crugers, Irvington, Montrose, Ossining, Peekskill, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Verplanck.   According […] Read more »

Irvington High School to Share ‘110 Stories’ as Fall Play

Irvington High School will present “110 Stories” by Sarah Tuft as its fall play on Nov. 5-6. The play, which is performed in a reader’s theater style, tells the tragic […] Read more »

Briarcliff Students Create Secret Codes with Messages About the Future

What does the future hold for us? Maybe Todd fifth graders know! Inspired by their social studies unit on ancient civilizations, students in Kathleen Godleski’s class created secret messages about […] Read more »

The Business of Building a Stronger Economy Starts Here 

Compiled by . . . Peekskill Industrial Development Agency  Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce  Peekskill Business Improvement District    Surveying the City Earlier this year, Peekskill Industrial Development Agency (PIDA), Peekskill […] Read more »

Linda’s Legacy: Giving Thanks  

A Monthly Retrospective of Linda Puglisi’s 30 Years as Town of Cortlandt Supervisor This is a time to be grateful for so many things in our lives: our families when […] Read more »

Construction Plans in Peekskill Goes Boom! (or Bust) 

“Dynamic” describes the building boom in Peekskill’s residential apartment landscape. Construction cranes in several parts of the city are erecting new foundations and steel beams at a fever pace.   There are more […] Read more »

Parenting a Child on the Spectrum Brings Moms Together 

One in 54 children is identified as having an autism spectrum disorder. That suggests most reading this will have some familiarity with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) — as a relative, neighbor, friend, or through some other association. ASD […] Read more »