The Peekskill Police Department, in conjunction with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, will be one of four municipalities participating in a Gun Buy Back Program. The Common Council verbally approved Acting Police Chief Eric Johansen’s request last week
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Two suspects are being sought following the robbery Tuesday night of a motel in Peekskill. Peekskill Police said two black males entered the lobby of the Inn on the Hudson on Main Street at about 11:15 p.m. and demanded money.
Read MoreThe Peekskill Common Council unanimously approved a 2013 budget last week that raises taxes 3.8% and eliminates 18 full-time positions. “Nobody is happy to have to face this type of reduction in our employee base,” said Mayor Mary Foster. “This
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Assumption School in Peekskill has been educating students since 1907, but this school year could be its last. The Catholic school on First Street is one of 26 elementary schools that the Archdiocese of New York has labeled as being
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If you guessed that Gleason’s restaurant, which recently opened in Peekskill, was named after “The Great One,” you would be correct. Peekskill resident John Sharp, who co-owns the eatery with several partners, including Tim Reinke of Beacon, said last week
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The Paramount Board of Trustees recently voted to take legal action to clear the way for a new entity to manage and operate the historic Paramount Center for the Arts, which has been dark since early October. The board’s legal
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The chairman of Peekskill’s Planning Commission turned in his resignation last week, a day after the Common Council unanimously voted to take the commission to court over its approval of a controversial methadone clinic. Dwight Douglas, who has been on
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Restoring funding for youth programs was the thrust of comments made last week during a public hearing on the city manager’s proposed 2013 budget for Peekskill. Parents, teachers and youngsters filled the first few rows in the chambers at City
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Niles Flooring Center, located in the Beach Shopping Center in Peekskill, has been family-owned for 55 years. Since taking ownership in 1987, Anthony Viverito, along with his brother Pat, has looked to continue the service Viverito believes is unique to
Read MorePeekskill employees and residents were up in arms last week over proposed cuts in the city manager’s proposed 2013 budget. Several of the 24 full-time employees slated to be laid off lashed out at City Manager Brian Havranek and the
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