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 »

Op-Ed: The Municipal Solid Waste Conundrum

The solution for disposing of municipal solid waste is not simple Read more »

Statewide ‘Joint’ Rollout Is Going up in Smoke 

  Jerry Garcia, in his most pot-induced fog of mind, could not have designed a more disastrous rollout of New York State’s marijuana legalization system.  Two and half years after […] Read more »

Blondery Takes the Cake with National Recognition

Peekskill specialty bakery Blondery has been named one of “America’s Top 70 Small Businesses” by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Blondery was chosen from among 15,000 applicants in all 50 […] Read more »

Peekskill Receives $100K State Grant for Downtown Crosswalks Project

New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that he has secured a $100,000 state grant for the City of Peekskill, which will use the funding to replace the existing […] Read more »