Peekskill News

PEEKSKILL - City officials introduced new City Manager Rick Finn yesterday amid concerns from some about his track record.

MOUNT VERNON - A bank robber on parole for two Westchester heists in 2005 is accused of robbing two banks last month - in this city and White Plains, authorities said.

MOUNT VERNON - A bank robber on parole for two northern Westchester heists in 2005 has been charged with robbing another one in Mount Vernon last month.

The state Department of Transportation's ongoing reconstruction of Route 9 in Peekskill will result in the closing of a section of the heavily traveled highway next week.

Police used pepper spray to restrain two men who resisted officers after their relative was arrested on a drunken driving charge during Fourth of July fireworks celebrations, police said yesterday.

Troopers charged 13 motorists with driving while intoxicated in separate holiday weekend incidents in Putnam and Westchester counties, state police said today.

PEEKSKILL - Thousands of people watched as fireworks boomed and crackled overhead last night at Riverfront Green, filling the sky with green, white, red and purple lights.

Joining the position expressed by County Legislator George Oros and Peekskill's former mayor, John Testa, who is running to succeed Oros on the County Legislature, Peekskill Mayoral candidate Chris Hanzlik and his running mates called on the State Senate to reject the "Commercial Assessment Ratio Bill" that has already been approved by the State ...

Police struggled to break up three separate fights over the weekend, arresting three individuals who refused to back down.

YORKTOWN - A Peekskill man and woman were arrested after they were caught shoplifting with a 4-year-old child, police said today.

The Putnam Valley Lions collected more than 75 pairs of glasses from various drop-off locations throughout Putnam Valley that will be donated to the Lions Recycle For Sight Program.

A Yorktown woman who was charged with drunken driving last night in Somers is among several motorists charged with that offense.

PEEKSKILL - Highland Light Steam Laundry, Inc., also known as White Plains Linen, has been accused of illegally discharging chlorine into a storm drain that leads to the Hudson River, Westchester County police said.

YORKTOWN - Investigators were trying yesterday to determine the cause of an early three-alarm fire that ripped through the former Curry Ford Kia dealership on Crompond Road.

PUTNAM VALLEY - After his propane provider of 13 years cut him off, Clarence 'Clint' Morey took his fight to the streets, or at least to his driveway's edge.

A father of two was gunned down in Harlem early this morning after a night of partying, according to police and friends.

A 60-year-old city man was arrested on a felony drug charge this morning after leading police on a brief pursuit, Lt.

PEEKSKILL: Peekskill High School senior Danielle Urbanowicz is the recipient of the 2009 Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce Scholarship and the Retired Educators Chapter of Peekskill Faculty Scholarship.

At graduation ceremonies this season, there is pomp despite the circumstances. New college graduates are marching out into a bleak job market - the worst in decades.

Three Lower Hudson Valley residents who supplemented their income by claiming unemployment benefits while holding jobs with the state are now facing felony charges, the state Attorney General's Office said yesterday.