Seniors facetime with mayor monthly
Story and Photos by Nancy Wareham-Gordon Once a month, representatives from the local senior citizen club in Peekskill meetContinue Reading
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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
Third walker hit in a month; walk & vigil planned for Sunday to make streets safer
Two weeks after a Peekskill resident was killed crossing Washington Street in the middle of the afternoon, community group PeekskillContinue Reading
Pedestrian killed crossing Washington St.
In the wake of pedestrian William O’Connor’s death on Sunday afternoon while crossing the street at Washington and Requa,Continue Reading
Tears and calls for action on seventh anniversary of Sandy Hook violence
There were tears and songs and voices cracking with emotion. And there was plenty of talk of the situation beingContinue Reading
Peekskill a pedestrian friendly town? Not so says newly formed group
This week’s post is written by Liz Greene, a member of Peekskill Walks who is married to another member ofContinue Reading
Man who keeps Peekskill a ‘friendly town’ honored at NAACP dinner
Frank Goderre is the fellow who puts his heart and soul into being from Peekskill . He maintains the patchesContinue Reading
Challenges of retail in the downtown
“If you build it, they will come” may apply to a Field of Dreams in Iowa but isn’t applicable toContinue Reading
Backstory on Peekskill’s $10 million gift from New York state
If ‘location, location, location’ is the mantra of real estate, ‘timing is everything’ is the mantra when it comes toContinue Reading
When Love Comes To Town
The 50 people crowding the sidewalk on a Sunday morning in front of a small church on a residential streetContinue Reading
New Senior Housing on Crompond Road
For decades, members of Peekskill’s Christopher Columbus Society gathered at their clubhouse at 1847 Crompond Road, across the street fromContinue Reading
Parades and fireworks to celebrate 4th
Today’s Independence Day parade sponsored by the Fire Department continues a long tradition of marching through the streets of Peekskill.Continue Reading