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🌱 Patch AM: How a $3.25M state grant will reshape Peekskill’s waterfront access

Coming up on the Peekskill Patch calendar: Open House in Bronxville/Tuckahoe Schools

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Good morning to you Peekskill! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $3.25M state grant will reshape Peekskill's waterfront access
  • When and where Peekskill's football team plays this weekend

Also on today's calendar: Open House in Bronxville/Tuckahoe Schools and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy with rain at times, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Windy with occasional rain, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Governor Hochul Announces Final Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund Awards, Completing $150 Million Regional Housing and Infrastructure Initiative (blogspot.com) — A major state housing initiative is sending $3.25 million to the SoLo project in Peekskill, helping create 231 new apartments, including 100 affordable units, plus new commercial space. The funding will also upgrade streets and infrastructure around Louisa and South streets, improving connections between downtown, the waterfront, and the Metro-North station as part of a broader Mid-Hudson housing push.
   

• Live high school football schedule, scoreboard for Sept. 24-26 (lohud.com) — Peekskill football fans can see their team travel to Somers for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff during a busy Sept. 24–26 slate of high school games across the region. The schedule also reflects reshuffled matchups after Croton's season-ending forfeit, with many Westchester and Hudson Valley programs adjusting to keep Homecoming and Senior Day plans intact.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Harckham Provides $200K Grant for a New, Energy-Efficient Heating System in Buchanan —Tom Staudter Read on Patch
  • Harckham Hosts Senior Resource Fair in Yorktown Heights —Tom Staudter Read on Patch
  • CROSSMARK posted a job opening for (Immediate Hire) Retail Merchandiser in Peekskill. Apply here.
  • Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in PEEKSKILL NY S12866 in Peekskill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Peekskill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yorktown

  • 1 Evaluated, Several Displaced After Blaze Tears Through Apartment Building In Bedford Hills (dailyvoice.com)
  • Teatown to Host Annual 'Night in the Woods' Gala (riverjournalonline.com)
  • Paint Bloomington Celebrates Five Years with a Day of Creating Art (limestonepost.org)

Croton-on-Hudson

Yorktown Heights

  • Where to Celebrate National Dumpling Day Weekend in Westchester (stacyknows.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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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