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Peekskill Herald reporter Jim Roberts and photographer Joseph Squillante got inside the citys newest and largest apartment building this week.
Peekskill adding new neighbors at Park Place Tower
By Jim Roberts May 2, 2024

With balconies in each apartment and breathtaking views of the Hudson River from the higher south-facing units, the newly-opened Park Place Tower...

Walter King and his mom, Joan, in front of the future home of Kings House of Fire cannabis dispensary, set to open on June 19th on E. Main Street in Cortlandt. 
Kings House of Fire cannabis dispensary to open in Cortlandt 
By Regina Clarkin May 1, 2024

Walter King got the entrepreneurial chance of a lifetime when his mother Joan received a license from the state of New York to open a cannabis...

Newsworthy notes from the week
Newsworthy notes from the week
By Jim Roberts April 29, 2024

CHHOP to provide rental, utility arrears assistance "Tierra Sólida/Solid Ground," the newest community support program from CHHOP, will...

In this photo from April 6 evidence of a homeless encampment is shown along McGregory Brook. (Photo by Gene Panczenko)
Homeless camp in Peekskill echoes national dilemma
By Jim Roberts April 25, 2024

Peekskill city officials faced a quandary this month dealing with a problem in need of a solution where no easy options exist. They are not...

Work began on April 1 at the Hollowbrook Dam.
Money, water and sewer upgrades dominate council work session
By Jeffrey Merchan April 24, 2024

Money, money, money was the theme at the April 15 Common Council meeting.  Three of the meeting’s presentations centered on money: tax...

A Cinco de Mayo celebration from 2012.
No dancing in the streets on Cinco de Mayo this year
By Jeffrey Merchan and Regina Clarkin April 22, 2024

A series of economic events has caused Ruben Alvarez, proprietor of Ruben’s Mexican Cafe in the heart of the downtown, to withdraw his permit...

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