Beware! The Dreaded Emerald Ash Borer 

If you’re noticing an abundance of fallen limbs and tree work in the area lately, that’s because unusually high winds have been wreaking havoc and a tiny invasive insect has […] Read more »

Sneak Peek at Peekskill’s Overarching Mural Project

[Editor’s Note — Since this article was published in our February 2023 print edition, the Five Elements Arches project has been awarded a $2,500 ArtsWestchester Arts Alive Artist Grant, made […] Read more »

City of Peekskill to Hold Natural Resources Inventory Public Information Session

The City of Peekskill invites community members to participate in an online Public Information Session to learn about the City’s Natural Resources Inventory (NRI). The Public Information Session is scheduled […] Read more »

Harckham Announces State Funding for Peekskill Infrastructure Improvement Projects

New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that $2,583,293 in state grant funding has been awarded to the City of Peekskill for two important infrastructure projects as part of […] Read more »

Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill Receives $50,000 Grant for Domestic Violence Survivors

Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP) has been awarded a one-year $50,000 grant from the Westchester Community Foundation for its Rehousing in Supportive Environments (RISE) program in […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Students Visit Peekskill Clay Studios

Students in Jessica Dubin’s ceramics class at Briarcliff High School recently got a glimpse of what it is like to create items out of clay in the real world. At […] Read more »

Peekskill Artist’s First-Ever Outdoor Installation Showcases Large-Scale Tree Sculptures

Hailed by Sculpture Magazine as Editor’s Choice, The Remains of Winter, a series of sculptures made especially for The Green-Wood Cemetery by Peekskill-based artist Athena LaTocha, has been extended into […] Read more »

Pounding the Pavement in Peekskill   

Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone, published in 1995, initiated a debate around the health of civic life in the United States. The debate has not recessed in the decades since, but […] Read more »

Obituary: Gregory N. Jones 1974-2022

[This information is based on obituary at Joseph F. Nardone Funeral Home] On Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, Gregory N. Jones, loving father, son, uncle, friend, and brother to many, passed […] Read more »

Peekskill’s Black and Jewish Communities Unite as One

“Tonight,” said Chuck Newman, “we light 16 candles together as one community.”  On Dec. 26, Peekskill’s downtown gazebo was crowded with members of First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill, Peekskill NAACP, […] Read more »