4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (429+ words) Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, communities throughout the Peekskill and Cortlandt area will gather Friday to remember the lives lost and to honor the first responders who served that day. Three commemorations are planned for Friday, Sept. 11, beginning…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (204+ words) Robert Piucci died after a courageous battle with cancer on the morning of September 6, 2026, with family by his side. Born July 12, 1953, to Jean (née Cunningham) and Anthony Piucci, Robert grew up in Montrose and graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (649+ words) Reporting on Birdsall House and its $52,000 back-rent judgment is newsworthy (Peekskill Herald, Aug. 25). But it also raises a larger question: why have so many established Peekskill businesses disappeared since the pandemic? Birdsall House closed after 16 years. Gleason’s, Peekskill Brewery, Blondery,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (543+ words) Cortlandt Crews Raced the Rain to Beat Back-to-School Clock Peekskill Herald Cortlandt Crews Raced the Rain to Beat Back-to-School Clock Neither the heavy rain nor the persistent storm alerts last Thursday afternoon (Aug. 27) could silence the engines of the paving…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (609+ words) Two men were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Welcher Avenue around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the parking lot of a restaurant in the City of Peekskill. Video of the incident shared with the Peekskill Herald showed several…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (606+ words) 1. Tell us about your professional journey. What brought you to Peekskill, what roles have you held throughout your career, and how have your education and experience shaped your approach to school leadership? 2. Looking back on your own education, who had…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1044+ words) More than six months after landlord 970 Main Street LLC commenced litigation for unpaid rent against Birdsall House owner Blind Tiger Peekskill LLC, a judge has ruled in the landlord’s favor and ordered that more than $52,000 in back rent must be…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (495+ words) The family of a Peekskill man who was killed by an off-duty NYPD sergeant in a drunk driving incident earlier this year is not happy with the length of the prison term the now-former sergeant will face after pleading guilty....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (811+ words) A proposed policy regulating the use of e-scooters and e-devices to address their riders’ erratic driving opened a new can of worms when the city decided to look at an old law regulating pedal bicycles in the downtown grid. An…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (695+ words) The Peekskill waterfront has lost one of its platforms for getting people out on the water. Hudson Valley H2O (HVH2O), a nonprofit offering kayak and paddleboard rentals, private lessons and tours, announced on social media July 2 it was no longer operating. The…...