Waste Not, Want Not: Costs, Benefits and Alternatives to Incineration
By Jim Striebich In Part Two of a two part look at Wheelabrator Westchester’s waste-to-energy plant in Peekskill, we examineContinue Reading
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Bury? Bury? Quite Contrary! Where Does Our Garbage Go?
Part one of a two-part look at Wheelabrator Westchester’s waste-to-energy plant in Peekskill; how the county currently deals with solidContinue Reading
How Peekskill Solved Westchester’s Waste Problem: A Ten-Year Tale of Trash, Sludge, Power and Politics
By Jim Striebich It was 1974, and newly-elected Westchester County Executive Al DelBello had inherited a heap of trouble. Specifically,Continue Reading
Is Peekskill Ready for Legal Cannabis?
By Jim Striebich On Wednesday afternoon, news broke that after eight years of unsuccessful attempts, Democrats in the New YorkContinue Reading
New Supermarket Proposed for Peekskill’s South Side
By Jim Striebich Peekskill’s south side will soon feature its own neighborhood-sized version of the C-Town / La Placita groceryContinue Reading
Cheers to Steven Zwick, One of Peekskill’s Home-Grown Treasures
By Jeannette Sanderson How do you combine a love of family, a love of wine, and a love of Peekskill?Continue Reading
Campaign ended 50 percent above goal
Our Kickstarter campaign to expand coverage of this news site is ending this afternoon. We exceeded our $5,000 goal byContinue Reading
Peekskill brings da funk with nationally-known streetwear brand
About ten years ago John Gutierrez, 32, was sitting in a graphics class at the Center for Digital Arts atContinue Reading
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Gratitude for what 2020 brought us
In a year when lives were disrupted by the global pandemic, coming up with what we’re grateful for can proveContinue Reading
Harriet Tubman Returns to Peekskill in December
From December 14th through the end of February 2021, Downtown Peekskill will play host to a larger-than-life bronze sculpture of theContinue Reading
Couple who made their living handling attire for four decades retires
After 42 years in a business where the joys and sorrows of life were displayed through the clothing people neededContinue Reading