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Area high school students with strong opinions participated in a panel discussion entitled “Hate in the Age of Multiculturalism” at Lakeland High School Friday morning. The diverse panel included students from Lakeland, Walter Panas, Peekskill and Mahopac high schools,
Read MoreFederal, state and county lawmakers criticized the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Friday following a report that the federal agency allegedly failed to properly analyze the safety risks of a natural gas pipeline being placed near the Indian Point nuclear power
Read MoreCaption: (L-R:) Katelyn Hartigan, Delia Schmitt, and MariaPorokhina. A trio of juniors is in the process of making history in the Hendrick Hudson School District. Katelyn Hartigan, Maria Porokhina and Delia Schmitt are the first team from Hendrick Hudson to
Read MoreThe Westchester County Health Department has learned that an employee with Hepatitis A worked at a private event at the event space at Factoria in Peekskill while infectious. Anyone who was there on Saturday, February 15 may have been exposed. In
Read MoreThe field of Democratic candidates vying to replace longtime Congresswoman Nita Lowey in the 17th District is in double digits with no clear front-runner. Among those hopefuls is Buchanan Trustee Duane Jackson, who ran for Congress in 2012 and has
Read MoreJust over two years ago, veteran rock band The Smithereens wasted no time in getting back on stage after they were dealt a shocking blow. In December 2017, the close-knit New Jersey-based group’s lead singer Pat DiNizio unexpectedly died at
Read MoreThe long-awaited merger of two well established organizations who, for decades, have helped disabled and marginalized individuals, was formally celebrated last Thursday. The Keon Center, located on John Walsh Boulevard in Peekskill, is now part of Abbott House, based in
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Andre Rainey publicly chastised a city police officer who was charged with sexually abusing and burglarizing a woman while on duty. Michael Agovino, 33, pled not guilty before Judge Reginald Johnson in City Court Tuesday and was released
Read MoreThe federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has agreed to extend the public comment period for the pending license transfer of the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan from Entergy to Holtec Decommissioning International for an additional two months. Entergy and
Read MoreA Peekskill police officer was arrested Saturday by his own department for several alleged crimes that occurred while he was on duty. The Peekskill Police Department reported the arrest of Officer Michael Agovino, 33, on Facebook but didn’t disclose the
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