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
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Peekskill’s Infrastructure: Can It Handle Looming Population Growth?
By Jim Striebich In Part One of this feature on the likely impact of new residential development on Peekskill’sContinue Reading
Peekskill’s Infrastructure: Can It Handle Looming Population Growth?
This is part one of a two-part story about Peekskill’s infrastructure and how the coming residential development is likely toContinue Reading
Pandemic Won’t Stop Peekskill Schools’ Renaissance
4-Year Graduation Rate Climbs 22% in Just Three Years By Jim Striebich Peekskill City School District – often perceived asContinue 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
Community supports getting students computers and internet access
By the end of this year, each student in Peekskill city schools should have a personal computer and access toContinue Reading
Football field at Torpy getting turf, former practice field of NY Jets
When the bulldozers arrived at Torpy Field off Hudson Avenue a week ago they began moving the earth to prepareContinue Reading
Kids and art mentors meet on digital page
Art is an activator that can change people and make a difference in the world. That has proven true inContinue Reading
Teachers adapt to ‘distance learning’
A YouTube channel and live video games are two inventive ways teachers in Peekskill are engaging students without being physicallyContinue Reading
Can Black Diamonds raise $30K in 6 hours
Is it possible to raise $5,000 per hour during a 6-hour LIVE telethon fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 29, at Peekskill HighContinue Reading
Tears and calls for action on seventh anniversary of Sandy Hook violence
There were tears and songs and voices cracking with emotion. And there was plenty of talk of the situation beingContinue Reading
Schools use cutting edge ‘social’ technology in sports and classrooms
A bean bag of a specific color is more than a relaxing place to sit in classrooms in the PeekskillContinue Reading