1) Lisa J. Edwards, author of A Dog Named Boo and a nationally certified professional dog trainer, will pay a visit to the Hendrick Hudson Free Library this evening.
2) The vote on a $6,200,000 capital project that would improve infrastructure (safety and security, septic system replacement, plumbing, HVAC and electrical) and technology (network and bandwidth upgrades, reliability and storage, cabling and electrical, access points for WiFi, laptops, etc., Smartboards and classroom furniture) is today, regardless of delays or closures.
According to the district, there will be no tax increase this year. For 2015-2016, tax increase will be 0.48-percent. The next year taxes will increase another 1.13-percent, and then will begin to decrease slightly starting in 2017-2018.
Voting is from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium at Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School. Click here to read FAQs regarding the project.
3) The National Weather Service is calling for snow before 3 p.m. in Cortlandt and Peekskill. Accumulation will likely be between one and two inches. Expect a high of about 33 degrees.
4) This story about Sunday's 24-car pileup—which left 30 injured—on the Bronx River Parkway was one of yesterday's most popular across the region.
5) How many reasons do you have for loving Peekskill? Margaret Steele shares #95 out of 100 here.
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