As President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and called for the ballot counting process to come to a halt last week, protesters across the Hudson Valley and nation took to the streets to demand a free and
Read MoreAs the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, New York senators are imploring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expend more money to improve treatment services as the opioid epidemic continues to worsen. Outside the Lexington Center for Recovery in Peekskill last
Read MoreCOVID-19 may have caused the Peekskill Rotary Club to cancel nearly all their fundraising events this year, but the 50th Annual Horse Show will trot on. While the horse show generally attracts about 5,000 attendees over two days at Blue
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Scenes of hours-long lines for early voting from around the nation came to Westchester on Saturday as New Yorkers had their first opportunity to cast their votes in the general election. In Peekskill and Mount Kisco, voters reported standing in
Read MoreThe Peekskill Museum will present an informative and entertaining program, “The History of Indian Point: From the Kitchawonk Tribe to the Closure of the Nuclear Power Plant,” on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library
Read MorePeekskill Councilwoman Vanessa Agudelo is opposing a request from Police Chief Donald Halmy for the city to hire a company to update the department’s policies and procedures. Halmy made his pitch to the Common Council during a budget work session
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School superintendents across Westchester urged Washington to approve federal aid for education as districts across New York face potentially crippling cuts due to a $14.6 billion state deficit caused largely by the coronavirus. Gathered outside Ossining’s Roosevelt Elementary School Wednesday
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One person was transported to the hospital after a motorist drove into the side of a Peekskill home Wednesday morning. At around 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Peekskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, along with the Peekskill Fire Department and Cortlandt Peekskill Regional
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New York State, Westchester County and local officials last week lauded a new $51 million affordable housing development at 645 Main Street in Peekskill during a ground- breaking ceremony. When complete, the project, being constructed by Wilder Balter Partners Inc.
Read MoreA newly-formed committee will review multiple options in order to determine whether Pleasantville officials should fix existing problems at the village pool or construct a new facility. Creation of the task force, which was announced at last week’s virtual Village
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