Get in the Spring of Things: 4 Park Cleanup Events
Spring is in the air in Peekskill! A great way to clear your head, get some exercise, and help yourContinue Reading
Category: Community Activism
Peekskill PTO to deadbeat NY State: Pay Up
By Regina Clarkin The small group of thoughtful, committed citizens that anthropologist Margaret Mead credits with changing the world willContinue Reading
Growing Community Through Gardens and Food
By Regina Clarkin The days are lengthening, melting snow turns the ground soft and gardeners envision what fruits and vegetablesContinue Reading
Candidates for Democratic Primary Outline Priorities
By Regina Clarkin The nearly 7,000 Peekskill residents who are registered Democrats can go to the polls on June 22Continue Reading
Peekskill Police Reform Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations
Peekskill’s Police Reform Task Force shared its first draft recommendations today, opening a public comment period ahead of a public meetingContinue Reading
Progress Report: Peekskill Police Reform Task Force
By Jim Striebich In June 2020, in the wake of nationwide protests over the unjust police killings of a numberContinue Reading
For wrongly-convicted task force member, panel’s mission is personal
By Regina Clarkin Peekskill police and the criminal justice system failed Jeffery Deskovic who spent 16 years in prison forContinue Reading
Local Journalism Campaign Reaches First Goal
The campaign to expand this blog reached its funding goal of $5,000 last week and we are thrilled thatContinue Reading
Sculpture is Peekskill’s Newest (Temporary) Landmark
A small group of residents, DPW workers and city officials gathered under a cold drizzle at Central Avenue and NorthContinue Reading
Peekskill Affirms Value of Local News; Campaign Nears Goal
When we launched our campaign nine days ago to expand this blog, we knew people were thirsting for accurate, reliable,Continue Reading
Why this news site needs your support
Contribute to our campaign today A tectonic shift is occurring across America as newspapers that have been in existenceContinue Reading