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Theater Awards Top Peekskill News This Week

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. - Here are a few of the top stories from this week around Peekskill:

The 2013 Metropolitan High School Theater Awards drew thousands to Peekskill Monday night.

The 2013 Metropolitan High School Theater Awards drew thousands to Peekskill Monday night.

Photo Credit: Nathan Bruttell

  • Peekskill's Paramount Center For The Arts hosted the 15th annual Metropolitan High School Theater Awards Tuesday night. Harrison High School stole the show, taking several awards for the show "Crazy For You" including Outstanding Overall Production.
  • The Peekskill City School District will be changing the graduation ceremony venue from the high school field to the Paramount Center For The Arts after officials received a "credible threat," district officials said Friday. The district mailed a letter to residents Friday that the venue had been changed after a "credible threat aimed at the graduation ceremonies" was received, district officials said Friday in an emailed statement to The Daily Voice. The ceremony is now scheduled for 2 p.m. June 23 at the Peekskill Center For The Arts.
  • The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch Thursday afternoon for Westchester County. Flash flooding occurred throughout the county as widespread heavy rainfall fell ahead of Tropical Storm Andrea. The flash flood watch went into effect just after 2 p.m. Thursday.

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