The Peekskill Daily Voice

Police & Fire 2 hours ago

Tarrytown Woman Used As Shield In Hofstra Break In, Report Says

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Andrea Rebello, the 21-year-old Tarrytown woman killed Friday during a home invasion on Long Island, was being used by the intruder as a human shield, published reports said.

Rebello was being held in a headlock Friday night ...

Schools 8 hours ago

County Seeks High School Seniors For Recognition

by The Daily Voice Comments (1)

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 Milly Kibrick Youth Recognition Awards, which will be given out in October at a dinner at New Rochelle's Davenport Club.

The awards honor young men and women who actively work to make a difference in helping to improve their schools, local communities and Westchester ...

News 13 hours ago

Peekskill To Flush Water Hydrants Starting Early Monday Morning

by Art Cusano Comment

Neighbors 17 hours ago

Westchester Firefighters Celebrate 110th Bedford Hills V.F.D. Parade

by Art Cusano Comments (1)

News 18 hours ago

There's Still Time To Purchase Powerball Tickets, Westchester

by Art Cusano Comment

WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Have you gotten Powerball fever yet?

The nationwide Powerball jackpot reached $600 million late Friday afternoon, and there is still time to pick up tickets before ...

News 19 hours ago

NTSB: Fractured Rail Joint Among Possible Causes Of Metro-North Crash

by Alfred Branch Comments (3)

Schools 19 hours ago

Peekskill Board Of Education Candidate: Shannon Casiano

by Art Cusano Comment

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Shannon Casiano is one of six candidates running for three seats on the Peekskill City School District Board of Education.

Casiano, 41, grew up in Peekskill and attended the Peekskill ...

Lifestyle 05/18/13

Garbage Gourmet: Taste-Treats in the Trash

by Becca Tucker Comments (4)

BEDFORD, N.Y. -- These days I can't pass a garbage pile without sticking my head and most of my torso into the can. Usually I find something irresistible.

At the end of my shared driveway, for ...

Neighbors 05/18/13

Bacon Lovers Dream: Westchester Woman Pens 'Bacon Nation' Cookbook

by Matt Bultman Comments (1)

YONKERS, N.Y. – A Yonkers mom has teamed up with a New York City author to pen a cookbook with a simple motto: everything is better with bacon.

Marie Rama and Peter Kaminsky’s “Bacon ...

News 05/18/13

Peekskill To Weigh Options After Methadone Clinic Challenge Dismissed

by Art Cusano Comment

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – Peekskill officials are weighing their options after an article 78 challenge of a methadone clinic approved last year by the city’s planning board was dismissed earlier this ...

Lifestyle 05/18/13