Regina Clarkin

1 week ago | peekskillherald.com | Regina Clarkin

In a morning charged with grandeur amid the sunlight dappled trees at Monument Park, Peekskill residents gathered to pay respect to those who gave their lives to defend our freedoms. In a ceremony that has been repeated through the last hundred years at that location, speeches were made, proclamations read and the names said aloud of Peekskill sons who died in battle beginning with the Civil War and ending with the Vietnam War.

1 week ago | peekskillherald.com | Regina Clarkin

Ray Blue, the Peekskill musician who entertained audiences throughout the world with his jazz saxophone, died on May 21. He was 75. His generous spirit and soulful music were a balm for a weary world. He will be waked at the Joseph F. Nardone Funeral Home on Sunday, June 1, from 2-8 p.m. A celebration of Life will be held at the AME Zion Church 1220 Park Street at 10 a.m. on Monday,  June 2.

3 weeks ago | peekskillherald.com | Regina Clarkin

Categories: Peekskill artist’s half-century of images are a defining document of the great river as a boundless life forceMay 13, 2025 In the two generations Joe Squillante has been photographing the Hudson River, the Peekskill resident has witnessed the birth of the environmental movement, the return of the bald eagle and the lifelong passion of those who love the River.

1 month ago | peekskillherald.com | Regina Clarkin

Members of Peekskill and Cortlandt’s business community were all ears and taking notes during a presentation by a senior attorney of Neighbors Link at the monthly Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast on Thursday, May 1, at the headquarters of Local Union 21 on McKinley Street. Melanie Zamenhof, senior staff attorney, gave a rundown of the current Republican administration’s policies on immigration that impact business owners.

1 month ago | peekskillherald.com | Regina Clarkin

Categories: Anxious about their financial future, taxpayers converge on federal offices in PeekskillApril 17, 2025 The median age of the crowd walking to the Social Security office from Peekskill’s downtown Gazebo during Tuesday’s Tax Day rally was within the range of eligibility to collect benefits from the Social Security administration. Approximately 100 people chanted, held signs and protested proposed cuts to government benefits. There were a handful of younger people also participating.