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A 17-year-old Peekskill male is facing murder charges after an altercation Saturday night left one dead and another injured. According to Peekskill police, the teen on Monday was charged with 2nd-degree murder for the stabbing death of 18-year-old Joaquin Salazar
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The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Town of Yorktown to pivot and stage its holiday traditions in a different fashion. Instead of marching down Commerce Street to the applause of residents lined up on both sides, the 2020 Holiday Lights
Read moreCommunity members are mourning the loss of a Peekskill teen who died after being stabbed during an altercation Saturday night. According to Peekskill police, resident Joaquin Salazar succumbed to his injuries soon after friends dropped him off at Hudson Valley
Read moreThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Monday approved the application to transfer the licenses for Indian Point Energy Center’s nuclear power plants from Entergy Corporation to a Holtec International subsidiary for prompt decommissioning. The transfer of Indian Point to Holtec, currently
Read moreWith elected officials warning Peekskill is on track to be labeled an orange or red zone as COVID-19 case rapidly rise, the Peekskill City School District has opted to close and go fully remote through the new year. In a
Read moreCroton-on-Hudson officials approved an emergency mandate that would require face masks or coverings be worn if the village declares a State of Emergency. Officials indicated action was needed with COVID-19 cases rapidly rising statewide and locally. In the event of
Read moreFormer longtime Cortlandt Town Justice Gerald M. Klein died November 13. He was 76. Klein served on the Cortlandt bench for 28 years before losing a bid for reelection in 2017. Klein, who also had a private law practice in
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Democrat Elijah Reichlin-Melnick will succeed state Sen. David Carlucci to serve the 38th Senate District. Despite trailing behind Republican challenger Bill Weber on Election Day, Reichlin-Melnick declared victory on Tuesday following a surge in absentee ballots that gave him a
Read moreCortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi, the longest serving chief executive in the town’s history and only the second female to ever hold the position, announced Wednesday she will be retiring at the end of 2021. Puglisi, whose current streak of 29
Read moreA Peekskill man will spend the next 18 years in prison after shooting and killing a Bronx resident two years ago. Demetrius Bogan, 21, was sentenced on Tuesday for killing 22-year-old Khalil Lyons on July 13, 2018, according to the
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