Peekskill News

Paradise Restaurant in Verplanck and 12 Grapes in Peekskill were the leaders in last week's Peekskill-Cortlandt Food Fight,A in which we asked Patch readers to tell us what restaurants in the area they find most romantic.

An 18-year-old North Salem teen asked police investigating a matter on Holly Branch Road in Katonah what they were doing when police noticed the youth's pupils were enlarged and he had trouble focusing on their conversation.

The Peekskill Police Department anticipates several openings in the department over the next couple of years and they want to hire local residents to fill those jobs.

Peekskill schools are developing a program of alternative education for students who are unsuccessful in a regular high school setting and expect to have a detailed plan within a month.

With potential uses ranging from a tutoring center to youth sports to adult education and community programs, Peekskill school officials have indicated a desire to retain district ownership of the mothballed Uriah Hill school building and lease it, with the first tenants moving in as early as Sept.

An unknown person or group of people attempted to break into the Stop and Go Deli Express located at 730 South St.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and it is just about time for guys to freak out about where to take their special somebody.

New York State Police charged a Cortlandt man with two counts of grand larceny, after police said he stole two sets of aluminum bleachers from two parks in the Town of Cortlandt and brought the two sets of bleachers to a local scrap yard for cash.

A Verplanck man is facing felony charges after trying to get out of a ticket by impersonating a state trooper last week.

A 23-year-old Port Chester man was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife on a village street early... Where, oh where are all the birds this mild winter? If they aren't dining at your feeders like they... PEEKSKILL - A Verplanck man faces a felony charge after police said he displayed a bogus New York State Police shield and wrongly identified ... (more)

Today is his second performance at 5 p.m. with a theme of Blues, swing, rhythm and blues.

There is always a wide variety of jobs to be had in Northern Westchester, here are some of the new listings this week.

Stephen Lee Pieck, a homeless Ossining man, is suing hip-hop artist Eminem for $9 million, reports AllHipHop.com . Pieck claims he was in White Plain's Legal Seafood restaurant with pop star Christina Aguilera and her husband Sep.

The 8th Annual Hudson River Eaglefest kicks off tomorrow morning. The first event begins at 9 a.m. As anyone who has been there before will tell you, it isn't just about watching magnificent birds.

Man Found In Possession of Illegal Switchblade Knife; Had Illegal Window Tint A 21-year-old Somers resident has been accused of driving without a license, having illegally tinted windows and possessing a weapon, police said.A Christian A. Owen's vehicle was stopped on Route 6 on Jan.

New York State Sen. Greg Ball , Mayor Mary Foster, former White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino and Director of Peekskill Economic Development James Slaughter.

The following is from a Putnam County Sheriff's Department press release: A Cold Spring resident was badly injured in an automobile crash Thursday on U.S. Route 9 in Philipstown.

Read more about the Teatown Lake Reservation annual event here . Also, The Cove will host two animal shows at 1 and 3 p.m. Read about that here .

New York State Assembly member Sandy Galef of the 90th district has rescheduled her Peekskill appearance that was cancelled last month due to snow.

Facing a group of 40 adults and kids of mixed races and backgrounds, a seven-year-old boy demonstrated the proper way to jab, pivot, punch and duck at a Be First Boxing class last week.