Local Journalism Campaign Reaches First Goal
The campaign to expand this blog reached its funding goal of $5,000 last week and we are thrilled thatContinue Reading
Category: Community Activism
Sculpture is Peekskill’s Newest (Temporary) Landmark
A small group of residents, DPW workers and city officials gathered under a cold drizzle at Central Avenue and NorthContinue Reading
Peekskill Affirms Value of Local News; Campaign Nears Goal
When we launched our campaign nine days ago to expand this blog, we knew people were thirsting for accurate, reliable,Continue Reading
Why this news site needs your support
Contribute to our campaign today A tectonic shift is occurring across America as newspapers that have been in existenceContinue Reading
Riverkeeper: Cuomo veto leaves Peekskill drinking water vulnerable
The head waters and streams that run from Peekskill’s water supply at Wiccopee Reservoir in Putnam Valley to faucets inContinue Reading
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Gratitude for what 2020 brought us
In a year when lives were disrupted by the global pandemic, coming up with what we’re grateful for can proveContinue Reading
An easy way to save the monarch butterfly is to plant more milkweed
Passionate about nature and saving the monarch butterfly, Peekskill resident Jack Cook, 87, is on a mission to designate Peekskill’sContinue Reading
They’ll be keeping an eye on the line at early voting to tell public what’s the wait time to vote
With a record 50 million Americans casting votes ahead of the Nov. 3 election, there will most likely be aContinue Reading
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Voting in Peekskill
This week’s post is by my colleague in newsgathering Jim Striebich who uses the handle @fleekskill on Twitter. AContinue Reading
Community supports getting students computers and internet access
By the end of this year, each student in Peekskill city schools should have a personal computer and access toContinue Reading
Police reform discussions begin tonight as taskforce convenes
“Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced” said novelist JamesContinue Reading
Grassroots campaign gets Common Council to restore public comment
While residential construction in Peekskill continues unabated, public discussion around the affordability of those housing units was muzzled at CommonContinue Reading