Dozens of folks in the Peekskill/Cortlandt Manor area have put pen to paper to tell Donald J. Trump precisely how they feel about his administration's policies and the direction the country is going. About 30 members of CD17Indivisible gathered Sunday to do their bit to help the national "Ides of Trump" campaign reach its goal of sending 1 million postcards to the new president.
The Cortlandt resident is the Grand Marshal for the 28th annual Peekskill St. Patrick's Day Parade being held Saturday. The parade steps off at 3 p.m. near Assumption Church, makes its way down Union Avenue, then right on South Street, left on Division Street, right on Main Street and right on James Street.
Peekskill City School District's Debra McLeod was honored as an "Outstanding Citizen" at a City Council meeting on Feb. 14. The City of Peekskill celebrates Black History Month each February by honoring outstanding African-American members of the community for their personal and/or professional achievements, civic contributions, and general good deeds that have favorably impacted local citizens, according to a release from the school district. McLeod works as a senior office assistant to the superintendent of Peekskill Schools, and has served as the Peekskill City School District's clerk for the past 12 years.
... a Hungarian immigrant, and his mom, Margaret (Peggy), is of Italian-Irish heritage. He worked in a hat factory in Peekskill and married another native of Hungary, Elizabeth. Their son, Louis, was a mailman and a fire chief and also ran a small farm. ...
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... vehicle, a misdemeanor. He is scheduled to appear in village court on March 9 at 5 p.m. Randall Rivera, 57, of Peekskill, N.Y., was arrested on the charge of use of other vehicles, a misdemeanor. He is scheduled to appear in village court on March 9 ...
Police are investigating after a car crashed into the Hudson River on Saturday morning under the Jan Peeck Bridge near the Annesville Circle in Peekskill. It was approximately 20 feet from shore and two-thirds of the way submerged, according to the Peekskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
"The arctic air will deliver one of the coldest days of the winter for portions of upstate New York and New England on Saturday," according to AccuWeather.com Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams.
A 29-year-old Peekskill mom is facing charges of child endangerment after she was accused of chastising an 8-year-old Yorktown boy, police said. Tiffany Costa turned herself in and was arrested at police headquarters in Yorktown on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in connection with an incident in Jefferson Valley the week before, police said.
... "The Golden Mean", can be seen in Riverfront Green Park overlooking the Hudson River and is owned by the City of Peekskill, NY. Her "Monumental Double Diver" is owned by the City of Sunnyvale in Silicon Valley, CA. Her sculptures are included in the ...
A hearing was held in Peekskill Thursday to address how the impending closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant will impact the community. Residents attending the meeting at the McKinley Street Union Hall said they're concerned about how the closure will affect jobs and the local economy.
... closure for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Local 21 Plumbers and Steamfitters' union hall, 1024 McKinley St., Peekskill.) Hochreiter told lawmakers Tuesday that Hendrick Hudson had literally been within two hours of announcing a $14 million ...
Officials at the Peekskill Middle School received an early morning scare on Thursday, following a police investigation that resulted in a "suspicious individual" being taken into custody on trespassing charges. At approximately 9:30 a.m., a suspicious individual was spotted on the middle school campus, prompting administrators to enter its precautionary lockout protocol, district communications specialist Laura Belfiore said.
A temporary lockout has been lifted at the Peekskill Middle School after police apprehended a "suspicious individual" that is currently in custody. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, a suspicious individual was spotted on the middle school campus, prompting administrators to enter its precautionary lockout protocol, district communications specialist Laura Belfiore said.
Police activity has been reported around Peekskill schools, where a suspicious man was spotted, prompting a police intervention on Thursday morning. According to multiple reports , local and state police launched a search for a suspect that was seen on the Peekskill Middle School campus.
Best-selling children's recording artist and preschool television favorite Laurie Berkner is coming to Westchester County! Laurie will bring her Greatest Hits Solo Tour to the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown Street, Peekskill, NY at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 8. Says Laurie Berkner, "I'm really excited about performing at the historic Paramount Hudson Valley Theater. This Westchester County landmark is such a beautiful venue and a fantastic place to share my music with local families!" A pioneer in children's music over the last twenty years, the legendary Laurie Berkner will bring such well-loved hits as "Bumblebee ," "Victor Vito," "We Are The Dinosaurs," and "Pig on Her Head" to her Peekskill show.
... south of France, right on the Mediterranean, which has the clearest, bluest, most buoyant water I've ever been in. Peekskill, New York. Some years ago I spent an afternoon there trying to find the Accountant who was doing my taxes. Burnt out ...
Purchase College, State University of New York's Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, will present the Sixth Annual Broadway technical "Backstage Legends and Masters Award" to esteemed theater legend and Lake Peekskill resident, Joseph B. Forbes on Monday, April 24, at the Performing Arts Center on the college's campus. Forbes joins previous Backstage Legends and Masters honorees Artie Siccardi , Arnold Abramson , Fred Gallo , Gene O'Donovan , and Pete Feller, Sr. .
... where she was general manager from 2015-2016. She was opening general manager of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Peekskill-Lower Hudson Valley in Peekskill, New York, from 2013-2015, opening general manager of the Hampton Inn & Suites Poughkeepsie, ...
... scheduled to appear in Town Court on an unspecified date. Police said the second incident involved an 18-year-old Peekskill girl who is attending the Edenwald School, which is part of the Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District. The teen ...
... to Richard Borkow , who wrote "George Washington's Westchester Gamble." President Abraham Lincoln's visit to Peekskill on Feb. 19, 1861 is widely celebrated. Lincoln was en route to Washington, D.C.. for the inauguration. His visit is celebrated ...
An exhibit of the works of Leonard Freed, a photographer known for his iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement, will be on display at the Field Library in Peekskill. The exhibit, "Marching On," is a carefully curated selection of 22 timeless images from Brigitte Freed's personal collection.
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Peekskill police investigating a string of property thefts from local vehicles throughout the city have uncovered a much larger and more organized ring, with the arrest of a second man, said Peekskill police. Detectives investigating the case served a search warrant at the home of John Maxwell, 23, on Buena Vista Ave., on Tuesday and arrested the Peekskill man on felony identity theft and stolen property charges after finding a credit card reported stolen from a vehicle in Peekskill in late November, police said.
The Peekskill Coffee House is located in the Flatiron Buiilding, so-called because of its triangular shape, just steps from the Paramount Center for the Arts. The Peekskill Coffee House has plenty of vintage chairs and tables where you can enjoy your brew while you work, relax or nosh on paninis or crepes.
... to the ground'; Chinese annals (AD 817) note 'a noise like a flock of cranes in flight'; whereas witnesses of the Peekskill, New York fireball of 1992 heard something 'like a sparkler.' Reports from different times and places mention 'swishing,' ...
Detectives from the City of Peekskill Police Department have identified and arrested a suspect accused of stealing thousands of dollars in property from parked vehicles. On Wednesday, Peekskill police announced that resident Tyler Daniel, 24, was taken into custody at his home following an investigation that determined he was a suspect, detectives said.
Jopling, a Peekskill violinist who grew up in England, released "Awakening," on Friday, her first CD of original compositions from Fleur de Sons Classics. The album spans the world of music featuring spirituals, pop, reggae, funk, Irish folk, and even Argentine tango.
Peekskill High School art students have been working with HVCCA Artist-in-Residence Kristianne Molina to create their own pieces for the center's new art installation "Between I and Thou." The exhibit opens on Feb. 4. Under the guidance of Peekskill art teachers, Molina has spent the past several weeks working alongside approximately 100 students in grades 9-12 as the classes create a visual story through the art of fabric painting and collaging, A la the style of renowned African American artist Faith Ringgold, who will have her work on display at the show.
... Farrell said she has always had a taste for decoration, living in a 1760 pre-Revolutionary War farmhouse in Lake Peekskill while also jazzing up her Manhattan apartment when she was a "swinging Manhattan girl." "I used to always do it for my friends ...
... generated by the plant at a negligible cost to taxpayers." Indian Point sits by the Hudson River just south of Peekskill and about 36 miles north of Manhattan. More than 17 million people reportedly live within 50 miles of the plant. Its safety has ...
... generates $1.3 billion in economic output locally. The aging nuclear plant sits on the Hudson River just south of Peekskill and about 36 miles north of Manhattan. More than 17 million people reportedly live within 50 miles of the plant. Indian ...
Left-wing activists have found a collateral target in their efforts to resist President Trump - powerful Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer. Enraged that the Senate Minority Leader has voted in favor of several cabinet nominees, a coalition of political, environmental and anti-poverty organizations led by the Working Families Party plan to protest near Schumer's Park Slope home and in front of his Peekskill office this week.
... years later, O'Neil cemented his legendary status producing award-winning brews for another New York brewery, Peekskill Brewery." Food & Wine commissioned the panel to come up with the list as a way to recognize "the brews that spawned, defined and ...
... to the family. Prin, 57, and Levine are temporarily staying at the home of her ex-husband, Mitchell Levine, in Peekskill, while she looks for a place. "To see all these people come togethera I cannot believe the outpouring of support we've gotten. ...
Two men who were taking a hike in the woods behind Woodside Elementary School on Monday, ended up causing a districtwide lockdown of Peekskill schools, according to the Peekskill Police Department. The lockout occurred around 2:15 p.m. when a staff member called the police to report that two men wearing ponchos had parked on school property, gotten out of their car with what they believed was a gun case and headed into the woods behind the school, said Lt.
Members of an ad hoc citizens group braved the soggy weather Tuesday to bring this message to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer's staff in Peekskill: "We will be watching you." According to Michelle Paolillo Lockett, a spokeswoman for Rockland United, about 15 Rockland residents and several Westchesterites, met for more than an hour with the senior senator's regional director, Allison Biasotti.
The 52-year-old Peekskill mother who died Monday during a house fire has been identified as Elizabeth Birmingham, according to Peekskill police. Birmingham was found in a first-floor bedroom in the early morning multi-house fire 930 Diven St., said Lt.
Two men who were taking a hike in the woods behind Woodside Elementary School on Monday, ended up causing a districtwide lockdown of Peekskill schools, according to the Peekskill Police Department. The lockout occurred around 2:15 p.m. when a staff member called the police to report that two men wearing ponchos had parked on school property, gotten out of their car with what they believed was a gun case and headed into the woods behind the school, said Lt.
... more A passenger train runs along the edge of Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, near Peekskill, N.Y as it passes by the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y. Although the plant provides about a quarter of ...