Good morning Peekskill! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
How would a 3.5% tax hike change Peekskill's services next year?
Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 17 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Saturday: Clearing and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
Sunday: Cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 54.
Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• City Manager's Preliminary Budget Proposes 3.5% Tax Increase (peekskillherald.com) — Peekskill officials are weighing a 3.5% property tax increase for 2027, driven largely by steep pension and retiree healthcare costs and rising emergency services expenses. To soften the blow, they're exploring unlocking $6.6 million in restricted firehouse transfer-tax reserves and planning targeted capital projects for roads, water, sewer, and downtown improvements that could shape city services and infrastructure for years.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Harckham Commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month —Tom Staudter Read on Patch
Looking for pine cones all different sizes and shapes. If you have any you would be willing to donate please let me know . I am in Peekskill NY 10566 (Nextdoor Nelson Avenue)
Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in WEST HAVERSTRAW NY S13334 in West Haverstraw. Apply here.
InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Ossining. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Peekskill here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yorktown
Home to New York's largest state-park pool, this Westchester park is bringing back its iconic Harry Potter Forbidden Forest after four years (secretnyc.co)
Halloween, autumn spur boom to Westchester's fall economy. What's on tap (lohud.com)
Yorktown's Cappelli earns 'Heart of a Giant' nomination (halstonmedia.com)
Ossining Man Repeatedly Watched Woman Through Her Bathroom Window: Police (patch.com)
Ok Peekskill! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!