At the Dec. 9 Common Council meeting, Sophia Trott was sworn in as the new full time judge for the Peekskill City Court. Trott has 30 years of experience as an attorney and says she’d like to restore confidence in the local court. Read more here: bit.ly/4gKOuTQ

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Our latest “Where Are They Now?” column features Charlie Rossi, a PHS class of 1960 graduate. Rossi, who is a retired Hendrick Hudson biology teacher, recently met his goal of visiting all 48 states in the continental United States. Read more here: bit.ly/4j7jY91

This season, Jonathan Iasillo enjoyed his best campaign as the boys soccer varsity head coach, leading his team to the semi-finals of sectionals. In our latest sports profile, the coach reflects on his 24 year career as a PE teacher and coach. Read here: bit.ly/3ZLTMaY

Peekskill faces an ongoing, dangerous problem of landlords illegally cramming dozens of boarders into single-family or multi-family houses. The city of Peekskill recently shut down one a property, which housed 32 people. Read more here: bit.ly/40czkRW

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The This Is Me Foundation’s 12th annual fundraiser raised $21,000 towards their goal of $27,000 on Wednesday at Peekskill’s Riverfront Green. Because of a storm on New Years Eve, the annual polar plunge was turned into a spray. More photos and video here: bit.ly/4iYsM0I

At an auction in November, The Stagg Group purchased the former White Plains Linen property on Highland Avenue for $3.65 million. The group hopes to bring much-needed housing to Peekskill. Read more here: bit.ly/41VbdIT

Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg participated in a student-led inauguration at Peekskill High School on Jan. 3. Levenberg presented a lifesize check of $30,000 from the state to the school district to improve the high school’s auditorium. Read more here: bit.ly/40pCWjO

On Jan. 8, girls basketball standout Amari Murphy hit a personal milestone during Peekskill’s game against John Jay Cross River (JJCR) at home. Murphy scored 19 points, reaching and surpassing 1,000 points in varsity games. Read more about Murphy here: bit.ly/3PsFKX5

The City of Peekskill Ethics Board has dismissed a referral from the Common Council to investigate alleged violations from Councilman Ramon Fernandez in a letter from the board dated Dec. 23, 2024. Read more here: bit.ly/40tITMH

Earlier this week, the nation mourned the life of Jimmy Carter, with a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. In honor of the former president, our Editor and Publisher Regina Clarkin recounts the time she met Jimmy Carter. Read here: bit.ly/3PvVYP6

This week's sports roundup features the latest on boys and girls basketball, winter track, boys swimming, and wrestling. Congratulations to basketball stars Amari Murphy and Jaden Chavis, who both hit 1,000 varsity points this past week. Read more here: bit.ly/4gYv92k

In 2023, Lorraine Lein, lost her 17-year-old son, after he jumped from Bear Mountain Bridge. A documentary describing that day was created by a group of Marist College students in association with The Highlands Current. Read more and watch the doc here: bit.ly/3DYBo7G

Competition for housing has risen in recent years in Westchester County. At a Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber breakfast on Jan. 9, presenters discussed five steps communities can take to build momentum for new housing construction. Read here: bit.ly/3DYCEaP

This month’s “10 questions” column features Leslie Lawler, who started the Peekskill Community Network on Facebook 10 years ago. Read here: bit.ly/3PEU3Ig

At Monday’s Common Council meeting, less than a week after Peekskill Councilman Ramon Fernandez celebrated his ethics board case being dropped, Mayor Vivian McKenzie called for the councilmember to take “accountability” for his actions. Read more here: bit.ly/3PN4wRD

Peekskill’s Common Council is on the road to censuring one of its members. On Jan. 21 at Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole, a majority of the council voiced their support in censuring Councilman Ramon Fernandez. Read more here: bit.ly/40yruBk

Park Place Tower is showing that, despite challenges of high development and financing costs, market rate rentals can succeed in Peekskill. According to the building's leasing agent, Park Place Tower is currently at 71 percent leased. Read more here: bit.ly/4gig4al