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Greetings Peekskill! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What a Peekskill judge decided in the Birdsall House rent battle
  • Why a Main Street traffic stop led to felony gun charges
  • Which Peekskill player made lohud's elite girls soccer watch list?

Also on today's calendar: Analogue Sites by Jorge Otero-Pailos and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Birdsall House Owner Ordered to Pay $52K in Past Due Rent (peekskillherald.com) — A Peekskill City Court judge has ordered the company behind Birdsall House to pay more than $52,000 in back rent to the landlord of 970 Main Street, following the restaurant's recent closure. The ruling caps a long-running dispute over lease payments and comes as the landlord prepares to seek a new tenant for the historic downtown space.
   

• State Police Arrest Three for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in Peekskill (yonkerstimes.com) — Three men were arrested after State Police say they found a loaded handgun during a traffic stop on Main Street in the City of Peekskill, and all are due back in Peekskill City Court on August 21. Two of the defendants are Peekskill residents, and all three are being held in Westchester County Jail on bail while facing felony weapon charges.
   

• 2026 lohud Elite 11 girls soccer watch list features more than 100 (lohud.com) — A massive lohud watch list spotlights more than 100 standout girls soccer players from Section 1, including Peekskill's own Valeria Otavalo among the returning talents to watch. With the fall season about to kick off, the list previews who could drive deep playoff runs across Westchester, Rockland and Putnam schools.
   

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  • Monday August 24, 2026
    The sky was again spectacular tonight. I swear I have to go to Sky Anonymous. I can't decide which photos to post. I delete so many and I hate… (Nextdoor Nelson Avenue)
  • Hi, Looking for a licensed /insured person who can paint the soffit (I think that's what it's call) on 2nd floor and maybe front landing on my town house.
    HOA got a quote but seems excessive. Looking for estimates. Thank you. (Nextdoor Highland & N Division)
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Peekskill. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Cortlandt

  • Wanted Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Heroin In Croton Traffic Stop, Then Jailed: Cops (dailyvoice.com)

Yorktown

  • Drunk Man Flips Car In Yorktown, Then Arrested After Hospital Discharge: Police (dailyvoice.com)

Croton-on-Hudson

  • New York village quietly sues 17 chemical companies over PFAS-tainted water wells (thecooldown.com)
  • Briarcliff Sustainability Committee to Launch Food Scraps Dropoff Program (riverjournalonline.com)
  • 9/11 memorials in Westchester Rockland, Putnam honor lost. See photos (ithacajournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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