Harckham Announces $50K State Funding for Peekskill Community HUB

New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that $50,000 of state funding has been awarded to the City of Peekskill for the design of its planned “Community HUB,” a […] Read more »

City of Peekskill Launches Peekskill Day with the Declaration of Blondie Day

The City of Peekskill launched Peekskill Day on Friday, November 17th, declaring it Blondie Day. The launch of Peekskill Day was held a/t Blondery, located at 922 Main Street in […] Read more »

In Praise of ‘A Warm and Affectionate Personality’

Marisol Jimenez, friend and volunteer to many, has been duly recognized of late for her contributions to the Peekskill community. On Nov. 12 at the organization’s annual Freedom Fund Award […] Read more »

Peekskill Youth Mentoring Program Preventing Violence, Fostering Career Goals Funded with $50K from Harckham

New York State Senator Pete Harckham was a special guest at a recent dinner prepared and served by the youths graduating from violence prevention and mentoring program that was funded […] Read more »

Local Groups Gather to Promote Honesty in Government

On November 15th, about 60 residents of Congressional District 17 came together to call attention to the discrepancies between our Congressional Representative Mike Lawler’s moderate rhetoric and his very conservative […] Read more »

The Municipal Solid Waste Conundrum

By Laura Burkhardt The Westchester Alliance for Sustainable Solutions (WASS) in Westchester County is engaged in a campaign to shut down the Wheelabrator Westchester Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility in Peekskill, which […] Read more »

Drawing on Passion to Fashion a Vocation

Interview translated by Marisol Jimenez Artist Maria Tavares feels like she’s finally found a home for her art — and, lucky for us, that home is the Hudson Valley. Tavares, […] Read more »

Help the Needy for the Holidays

The Salvation Army Peekskill Corps is gearing up for its Christmas efforts. Last year, says Major Rickie Armour, the Salvation Army served over 1000 people for Christmas, with toys and […] Read more »

Peekskill Native Receives Command Coin for Uniform Inspection

By Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach Hospitalman Jefferson Arpi Ordóñez, a native of Peekskill, New York, received a command coin from Capt. Matthew Marcinkiewicz, commanding officer of Naval […] Read more »

Free Reading of New Play at the Paramount Theater – Throwing Stones

The Paramount Theater in Peekskill will host a free reading of Throwing Stones, a new play about love, betrayal, Shakespeare, and curling on Sunday, November 19 at 2:00pm. About the […] Read more »