A fun-filled event for participants of all ages to benefit the hungry and homeless in Peekskill is slated for Saturday in the city’s downtown. Hosted by CHHOP, a non-profit organization based in Peekskill, the one-mile 2021 Peekskill Turkey Trot
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo Peekskill Councilwoman and Deputy Mayor Vivian McKenzie made history on Election Day being elected as the first Black female mayor in the city. McKenzie, who has served on the Common Council for eight years, bested Republican challenger
Read MoreVoters elected new leaders in Peekskill, Cortlandt and Somers last night. In Peekskill, Councilwoman Vivian McKenzie made history as the first Black female mayor in the city, besting Republican challenger Emiliano Perez, 2,374 (60%) to 1,211 (40%). Conor Greene picked
Read MoreThe Democrats have had a stranglehold on the Peekskill Common Council for the last four years. That’s not likely to change with this year’s election, but some differences of opinion would do the council and the city some good. Councilwoman
Read MoreImmigrants, advocates, allies and elected officials took part in a march Friday in Peekskill to demand a pathway to citizenship be included in the final budget reconciliation package being debated in Washington D.C. About 50 people marched from the
Read MoreThe Peekskill Common Council heard a wide array of opinions last week during a public hearing on the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) enacted in New York State in late March that legalized recreational pot and gave the green
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The majority of the Peekskill Common Council supports allowing retail marijuana dispensaries to set up shop in city limits. During a spirited discussion at last week’s work session, councilmembers expressed their views on the Marijuana Regulation and
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo Following a three-week trial, a jury has found a Peekskill man guilty of fatally shooting a Mohegan Lake man in 2020. On September 10, Michael Jenkins, 22, was found guilty of murdering Emmanuel Jordan, 27, on Paulding
Read MoreA Peekskill man who fatally stabbed a Peekskill High School student in March 2020 and later attacked another prisoner at Westchester County Jail was sentenced September 2 to 20 years in state prison. Jahliv Niles, 20, also received five years
Read MorePeekskill Police Chief Don Halmy is turning in his badge and returning to a school setting. Halmy, who was officially appointed chief of the city force in December 2018 after serving nine months on a provisional basis following the departure
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