Scholar-Athlete of the Month: Nyiah Smith

Peekskill High School  Grade:12  Major: Nursing  College: To be decided Parents: Jasmin Rodriguez, Norman Smith  Sport(s): Peekskill High School softball, first base and outfield; Hudson Valley Tournament Champions 2021 and […] Read more »

Peekskill Rotary 6th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival & Plant Sale – May 6th

Topping last year’s successful event, the Peekskill Rotary 6th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival & Plant Sale aims to be its biggest and best yet. They’ve added live music and dance, […] Read more »

Lincoln Depot Museum 2023 Season Opening Soon

The Lincoln Depot Museum is pleased to announce the start of the 2023 season with a special opening event on May 6, 2023. A special Saturday presentation, “The Making of […] Read more »

Peekskill Resident Shines a Light on Benefits of Solar

There’s a new push in Peekskill to get greener, and it’s being led by a community solar initiative called Ecological Citizen’s Project (see story HERE). Only about 4% of the homes […] Read more »

Power – and Profits — to the People

J.D. Rockefeller. J. Paul Getty. David and Charles Koch. Fabled names, fossil fuel tycoons. Historically, ownership of energy resources has built vast fortunes for the privileged few. As the first […] Read more »

Harckham Honors Two Area Leaders at Black Women’s History Month Celebration

New York State Senator Pete Harckham commemorated Black Women’s History Month this week by honoring two prominent leaders from the 40th Senate District—Peekskill Mayor Vivian McKenzie and Caring for the […] Read more »

Westchester County District Attorney Joins Peekskill Leaders to Host Community Gun Buyback

The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, together with the Peekskill NAACP, the Peekskill Police Department and the City of Peekskill, will host a community gun buyback event to be held […] Read more »

Breaking News! Holtec Holds Up May Wastewater Discharge into Hudson

'We have decided not to go forward with the planned discharge in early May,' Holtec told the Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board on Thursday, April 13. Read more »

‘Writing the Walls,’ Series of Art-Inspired Performances, Ends Run April 15-16

Poets and playwrights contribute original works reflective of their interaction with the art exhibit Through the Eye of the Needle. Read more »

Garden Club of Peekskill Annual Plant Sale Saturday, May 13 at Riverfront Green

Why buy plants from big box stores and grocery chains when you can get more interesting and hardy plants from seasoned (pun intended) Garden Club members?  The Garden Club of […] Read more »