Artisan pasta company combines old world craft with high tech machinery
Mario Parente’s friends who worked in the restaurant business had no success in dissuading him from leaving his money managingContinue Reading
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Football field at Torpy getting turf, former practice field of NY Jets
When the bulldozers arrived at Torpy Field off Hudson Avenue a week ago they began moving the earth to prepareContinue Reading
Community responds to feed the hungry
When Peekskill left behind its village status in 1940 and became incorporated as a city it never lost its smallContinue Reading
Free masks and meals at Bean Runner
A relative’s request for a homemade mask and the awareness that people would be hungry during the pandemic prompted aContinue Reading
Baisley’s getting remodel
Baisley’s, the Hudson Avenue deli that has been in operation in Peekskill for generations, closed last month because of theContinue Reading
Bagels and doughnuts, comfort food of quarantine, share owners’common vision
A new type of cottage industry around food is emerging in Peekskill where the product is crafted by hand, soldContinue Reading
Community rallies around Volunteer Ambulance Corps during pandemic
The wailing of ambulance sirens pierces the early spring air as Peekskill Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps members ferry patients fromContinue Reading
Spring arrives early this year – tonight
For the first time in 124 years, spring arrives early. Usually the vernal equinox occurs on March 20 or 21,Continue Reading
Community activist Janet Foy dies in Vt.
Janet Foy, a community activist who maintained a marriage and family therapy practice in Peekskill for nearly 40 years, diedContinue Reading
Sap flows in Depew and turns to syrup
The ancient ritual of spring – harvesting sap from maple trees and turning it into syrup – has returned toContinue Reading
Can Black Diamonds raise $30K in 6 hours
Is it possible to raise $5,000 per hour during a 6-hour LIVE telethon fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 29, at Peekskill HighContinue Reading
Be First Boxing is more than a gym
When West Artope was honored at Peekskill’s Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration last week the words used to describe himContinue Reading
2020 Community Activism Feature January 2020 Feature Local government Peekskill businesses Upcoming Activities
Tell the city how to spend the $10 million
When the state of New York gives your city $10 million to spend on revitalizing your downtown, involving asContinue Reading
Artisan pasta company combines old world craft with high tech machinery
Mario Parente’s friends who worked in the restaurant business had no success in dissuading him from leaving his money managingContinue Reading
Hospital needs space for rehab, closes Wellness gym
About 300 people will need to find a new gym after NY Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital announced this week thatContinue Reading
Peekskill residents get 50% off indoor & outdoor composters & rain barrels
Today is the deadline for Peekskill residents to place an order for an indoor or outdoor food scrap composter andContinue Reading
Q & A about Food Scrap Composting
What is compost? Compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow. Food scraps,Continue Reading
Imaginative ideas for parks and outdoor dining created in post Covid-19 world
Brainstorming conversations between residents, business owners and the city are yielding new initiatives to situations arising from a postContinue Reading
Planning Commission approves parking lot next to Pugsley Park
Three large building projects got the green light from members of Peekskill’s Planning Commission at Tuesday’s meeting held via Zoom.Continue Reading
Paving the place next to paradise for a parking lot subject of Planning Commission meeting
In her famous song, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sings they “paved paradise and put up a parking lot withContinue Reading
The men Peekskill immortalized with monuments in Depew Park
The national conversation taking place around Confederate monuments led me to the bookshelf to pull out and reread the visuallyContinue Reading
Civic group proposes new plaza on shortest street in downtown
When James Brown’s daughter Esther was born in the mid-1700’s the only way to get around Peekskill was to walkContinue Reading
When Protest Becomes Prayer
Placing one knee on the earth for 8 minutes and 46 seconds with nearly a 1,000 other people on aContinue Reading
Peekskill responds to tragedy in Minneapolis with rallies and panel discussion
The events of Memorial Day in Minneapolis around the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers continueContinue Reading
