The name of their new bakery, Ty’s Bread Basket BakeShop, located in Peekskill, has a special and poignant meaning to its co-owners, Brooklyn resident Sonia Hudson and her daughter, Keisha Hudson of Cortlandt. Tyrone is her son, “who unfortunately had
Read MoreState Sen. Peter Harckham vowed Sunday the state new legislature would make significant gains on a progressive agenda while also tending to the needs of local municipalities at his swearing in ceremony at Peekskill High School. The event, which saw
Read MoreGet in the holiday spirit at The Paramount in Peekskill this Sunday afternoon for a one-of-a-kind Christmas celebration. Singer Michelle Berting Brett and her seven-piece Nashville band, led by musical director Harry Sharpe, will bring The Carpenters’ holiday classics and
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Yorktown resident Joseph Giordano Jr. said last week he is a fourth-generation funeral director. His great-grandfather, Ralph, started the Giordano family business in 1923 in the Bronx. Giordano is continuing his family’s legacy by taking ownership of the E.O. Curry
Read MoreKara DioGuardi’s time as an “American Idol” judge in 2009 and 2010 may have been relatively brief but it gave her the impetus to do something special to help young people. The Grammy-nominated songwriter and Westchester native has used her
Read MoreEmperor’s Buffet may have gotten a new look recently, but it is still a mainstay in the Beach Shopping Center in Peekskill. Peekskill resident Chris Lin, the restaurant’s manager, said last week the establishment has been in operation in the
Read MoreBy the time Paul Reiser started college all he wanted to do was be a standup comedian. The roles in film and television, creating and producing television series, and authoring three books were never part of the plan. When Reiser
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Those seeking to have facial hair work done without the use of waxes or other chemicals have a business they can go to that recently opened in northern Westchester. SK Eyebrow is owned by Baldwin Place resident Mohan Karki, who
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The family of Charles “Chuck” Newman has owned several businesses for decades in Peekskill and the Yorktown resident is keeping the tradition alive. In 2017, Newman opened The Charles J. Newman Co. LLC on South Street in Peekskill. Newman said
Read MoreCarl Bartlett, Jr. had the proper exposure and pedigree to become an accomplished jazz musician. From the time he was eight or nine years old, he would tag along with his father and his uncle on their gigs around the
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