Eric Harvey
News Reporter at The Peekskill Herald
Peekskill Herald Reporter Formerly: @riverdalepress @mxdwn ✉️ [email protected] 📱 (203) 918-0334 (He/him)
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6 days ago |
peekskillherald.com | Eric Harvey
The City of Peekskill is considering additional restrictions for its ban on outdoor smoking in selected areas. The local law amendment would expand current code — which prohibits smoking in city parks — to no smoking within 100 feet of outdoor seating areas in the Peekskill Business Improvement District (BID), and at James Street and Nelson Avenue parking garages. However, not all were in favor of the proposed ban at a public hearing held on the issue at the April 14 Common Council.
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1 week ago |
peekskillherald.com | Eric Harvey
James Dowd Jr., also known as JP, a native of Peekskill, NY, and a longtime resident of Beacon, NY, passed away on April 6, 2025, leaving behind a lifetime of unforgettable memories. Born on July 29, 1972, in Valhalla NY, son of Laura Parker-Bey (Ricardo) and James Dowd Sr (Hana), and stepfather Darrell Barber.
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1 week ago |
peekskillherald.com | Eric Harvey
Categories: Covering April 8 – April 14April 14, 2025 CITYWestchester County Legislator Colin Smith presented a $125,000 check to Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill on April 9. The funds, sponsored by Smith, will be used to strengthen Fred’s Pantry, a “farm-to-table” pantry,” by providing healthy and nutritious food to 65,000 people in the City of Peekskill and surrounding areas.
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1 week ago |
peekskillherald.com | Eric Harvey
Categories: Plus, Flea Market peddles its way toward James Street; capital expense plan has $8 million price tag April 11, 2025 In a recent survey, roughly one hundred Peekskill residents said that over the past ten years some of the greatest hazards they’ve experienced were extremely hot days, poor air quality, heat waves, and flooding.
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2 weeks ago |
peekskillherald.com | Eric Harvey
Edmund John Burns Sr. passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 6th, 2025, at home in Stamford, Connecticut. He was 92. Edmund was born in Peekskill, NY, on August 29th, 1932, to Madeline (Dugan) Burns and Edward Burns, both descendants of Irish immigrants. He attended Peekskill public schools. As a child, he was referred to as “Fast Eddie” for his constant hustle: delivering newspapers, shining shoes, and setting up pins at the bowling alley, all while excelling at various sports.
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