As the winter basketball season gets well underway, the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams at Peekskill High School have received a special holiday gift: new basketball sneakers for every player donated by National Basketball Association star Elton Brand. Brand, who
Read MoreThe New Year’s Day swearing-in ceremony of Peekskill officials at city hall was a family affair as various family members participated in their loved ones’ new terms as elected representatives. “It is a commitment of the whole family,” Mayor Mary
Read More“Cats.” A production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical. White Plains Performing Arts Center, 11 City Place, White Plains. 8 p.m. $40. Children (through high school age): $30. Also Dec. 10, 11, 17, 18 and 28-30 at 2 p.m. Dec.
Read More“Overlooked Orson Welles” Film Series: “F for Fake.” (Vérités et mensonges) The final screening in a series of lesser-known Orson Welles films. Ossining Public Library’s Budarz Theater, 53 Croton Ave., Ossining. 6:30 p.m. Free. Info: 914-941-2416. Kids Open Mic: A
Read MoreThere is a job opening in Peekskill. City Manager Rick Finn has submitted his resignation. The city common council will now have to do a search for another full-time administrator. “After much deliberation, Mr. Finn has offered, and the common
Read MoreA school bus driver failed to report an accident on Thursday and told the Peekskill students on the bus, who claimed to be injured, not to tell people about the incident. Joaquin Sherwood, a bus driver for Miles Square Transportation
Read MoreThe Democratic Party will remain in control of the local Ossining and Peekskill governments. Ossining Village Trustee Susanne Donnelly beat Ossining’s lone Republican elected official, Councilman Peter Tripodi, for the town supervisor race in a 51 percent-49 percent tally—with 93
Read MoreFor most areas the headlining contest of Election Day was the battle over who would represent each district on the Westchester Board of Legislators. With the Democrats holding a supermajority of the seats going into the race, analysts and the
Read MoreContinuing his effort in raising awareness about the affects of hydraulic fracturing, state Sen. Greg Ball joined Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox for a screening of his film “GASLAND” at the Peekskill Neighborhood Center this past Saturday. Following a press
Read MorePower outages, flooding and downed trees where the primarily effects residents endured on Sunday after Hurricane Irene had moved on up the East Coast. (Photo gallery at the bottom of the article) The emergency shelters that were open did receive
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