Peekskill Herald

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Peekskill Herald

Rotary Fall Festival this Saturday
Rotary Fall Festival this Saturday
September 26, 2023

The Peekskill Rotary Fall Festival 2023 celebrates with the community another season of beautifully changing leaf colors, cooler weather, and...

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Mayor Vivian McKenzie reading from a proclamation. Holding certificate is Luis Segarra and Roy Escobar behind him.
Council honors three Hispanic residents
By Jeffrey Merchan September 26, 2023

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, three residents were acknowledged at Monday’s Common Council meeting for their contributions to Peekskill. ...

Common Council at Mondays special meeeting. (Photo by Jim Roberts)
Council approves $1 million payment in ‘misplaced file’ lawsuit
By Jim Roberts September 21, 2023

The Peekskill Common Council, by a vote of 6-1 at a special meeting Monday night, Sept. 18, approved settling the lawsuit filed by the victim...

City explores ways to blunt smoke shops selling weed
City explores ways to blunt smoke shops selling weed
By Jeffrey Merchan September 21, 2023

Monday’s special meeting of the Common Council featured a presentation from City Corporation Council Tim Kramer about options the city has...

This walking tour featured dollars for Peekskill 
This walking tour featured dollars for Peekskill 
By Ornella Al-Sayah September 20, 2023

Carl Heastie, leader of the New York State Assembly, visited Peekskill on Friday, eating lunch at Iron Vine on Main Street and sampling delicious...

Rev. Jeannette Phillips’ funeral at Paramount Center this Thursday
Rev. Jeannette Phillips’ funeral at Paramount Center this Thursday
By Regina Clarkin September 19, 2023

The public tributes and remembrances began soon after word went out that the Reverend Jeannette Phillips, one of the founding mothers of the...

Jason Sacasari Martinez (far right) with his brother next to him at a nieces birthday party in mid-July.
Disappearance of young adult a mystery to family and friends 
By Regina Clarkin September 15, 2023

The brother of Jason Sacasari Martinez, who has been missing for the past month, said there are many puzzling aspects around the 22-year-old’s...

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