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Jeannette Sanderson

Jeannette Sanderson

Jeannette Sanderson has been writing and telling stories since she was a child. The author and her husband moved to Peekskill more than 30 years ago and raised their children here. Jeannette loves Peekskill and delights in meeting and writing about the people who make this city special for the Peekskill Herald. 

All content by Jeannette Sanderson
Regeneration Farm in March, awaiting cleanup, seeds, and seedlings.

Harvesting Hope

By Jeannette Sanderson, [email protected]
May 3, 2025
Regeneration Farm in March, awaiting cleanup, seeds, and seedlings.

Harvesting Hope

By Jeannette Sanderson, [email protected]
April 3, 2025
'We’ve curated a night showcasing four incredibly talented performers,' said Adrian Murray, pictured with creative and life partner Jessie Rogowski

With this unique concert series, expect the unexpected

By Jeannette Sanderson, [email protected]
February 5, 2025
Creating Kinship, a place digital nomads and artists can call home

Creating Kinship, a place digital nomads and artists can call home

By Jeannette Sanderson
November 14, 2024
Cleary, on her front porch, said, “I have three pieces of advice for budding poets: read, read, and read.”

Peekskill poet Suzanne Cleary wins prestigious poetry prize

By Jeannette Sanderson
October 15, 2024
Peekskill Speaks to Peekskill Walks

Peekskill Speaks to Peekskill Walks

By Jeannette Sanderson
July 31, 2024
Susan Polis Schutz Bridges Divides with Words and Film

Susan Polis Schutz Bridges Divides with Words and Film

By Jeannette Sanderson
June 27, 2024
Drum Hill centenarian resident Diane (Dee) Volz runs the book club at Peekskill's Senior Citizen Club.

Resolutions for the Young at Heart

By Jeannette Sanderson
January 8, 2024
A Banner Season for Peekskill Artists

A Banner Season for Peekskill Artists

By Jeannette Sanderson
December 5, 2023
JO’s Body Shop: tune-ups for your body & more

JO’s Body Shop: tune-ups for your body & more

By Jeannette Sanderson
November 1, 2023
Alina and Joe Rendina renovated the space formerly occupied by LA Monroe Hair Studio to create Wellness Central.

Wellness Central: The Missing Link in a Health Trifecta

By Jeannette Sanderson
October 18, 2023
“We were able to tell Marie before she passed and show her the new logo with her name,” said Jan Melillo of the Conservation Advisory Council.

Honoring activist Marie Inserra with a film about the women of Three Mile Island

By Jeannette Sanderson and Regina Clarkin
October 11, 2023
The author, in red, with a person she's trained as a resilience messenger in Nepal. The woman is holding the skills cards Leitch developed.

Your brain has superpower

By Jeannette Sanderson
June 21, 2023
Nick Nazario as George Watt and Emrigael Alpern as Ruth Watt

Peekskill Talent Takes Center-Stage in Sold-Out Show

By Jeannette Sanderson
June 14, 2023
Alex Mendia: From Ecuador to North Division Street

Alex Mendia: From Ecuador to North Division Street

By Jeannette Sanderson
June 13, 2023
Michele Cunningham takes off her gloves to talk boxing, women, and business

Michele Cunningham takes off her gloves to talk boxing, women, and business

By Jeannette Sanderson
March 30, 2023
Kazi Oliver Speaks with His Drums and His Heart

Kazi Oliver Speaks with His Drums and His Heart

By Jeannette Sanderson
February 16, 2023
Going Gaga Over Musician Alex Smith

Going Gaga Over Musician Alex Smith

By Jeannette Sanderson
February 2, 2023
Jackson says that this quilt “was so much fun to make!... I allowed my imagination free reign, as this was about people relaxing, drinking wine, and listening to jazz.”

Quilts Contribute to the Fabric of Community

By Jeannette Sanderson
November 10, 2022
Violinist Daisy Jopling: from Peekskill to the Pyramids

Violinist Daisy Jopling: from Peekskill to the Pyramids

By Jeannette Sanderson
October 27, 2022
Geoff Feder Forges Peace from Hate

Geoff Feder Forges Peace from Hate

By Jeannette Sanderson
September 29, 2022
Westchester Striders doing running drills at Torpy Field with coach Ted Bitter. Photo by Jeannette Sanderson

Local Track Club Gives Young People a Running Start

By Jeannette Sanderson
August 25, 2022
“I am Here. I Belong” Solo play written and performed by Sol Miranda as part of an NEA grant given to visual artist Lana Yu’s “What Matters” multi-disciplinary expansion of her mural in partnership with & presented by MOCA and in collaboration with EMBARK, Performing & Literary Arts, co-founded by Katie Schmidt Feder and Miranda. October 2017. Photo by Joe Squillante.

Peekskill’s Sol Miranda on Finding Her Way in Theater, Television, and Film

By Jeannette Sanderson
June 23, 2022
Cox took her End Hate exhibit to the National Mall in April 2015.

V.L. Cox Uses Art to Open Minds and Hearts

By Jeannette Sanderson
April 7, 2022
The Trim Queen Dishes on Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

The Trim Queen Dishes on Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

By Jeannette Sanderson
January 13, 2022
Run PB: Where Running (and Walking) Lead to Beer and Friendship

Run PB: Where Running (and Walking) Lead to Beer and Friendship

By Jeannette Sanderson
September 2, 2021
Lyn Slater, the Ever-Evolving Accidental Icon

Lyn Slater, the Ever-Evolving Accidental Icon

By Jeannette Sanderson
August 12, 2021
Wendall Bowman: Protecting the People and Animals of Peekskill

Wendall Bowman: Protecting the People and Animals of Peekskill

By Jeannette Sanderson
April 22, 2021
Cheers to Steven Zwick, One of Peekskill’s Home-Grown Treasures

Cheers to Steven Zwick, One of Peekskill’s Home-Grown Treasures

By Jeannette Sanderson
February 4, 2021
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