Legion Seeks Military Families; Memorial Day Weekend Information

1. Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Remember members of the armed services who lost their lives in the line of duty, or as a result of serving in the military. Please honor the military member (passed or present) in your friends or family by adding his or her name and photo to

 2. Cortlandt’s Memorial Day Ceremony

Cortlandt’s Ceremony will be at 2 p.m. at the Morabito Community Center. Peekskill’s is on Monday at 10 a.m. at Monument Park and the Buchanan parade starts at 11 a.m. Monday. Read more about Memorial Day Weekend activities .

3. The Queen of Spades at the Paramount

Catch a showing of the film The Queen of Spades on Sunday, May 27 at 1 p.m. at the

4. Three-day Weekend Fun

Check out The Cove this weekend during its three-day Memorial Day weekend BBQ and party. There will be live music, food and drink booths, popcorn machines and more.

Also, the Peekskill Celebration is throwing a to raise funds for the August event all weekend, ending Monday. Read more here.

The Quiet Man Public House is dedicating their bar, which was constructed from wood from the USS North Carolina at 6 p.m. Monday. Local resident Tim Murphy, a Viet Nam vet who earned both a bronze and a silver star, will be playing music. Murphy also wrote The Firefighter’s Creed, the official song of the National Firefighters Memorials. 

5.  American Legion Looking for Relatives of Those Inscribed on War Memorials

The American Legion Post 274 in Peekskill of those who are inscribed on the war memorial monuments at Monument Park. They are looking for family members to show up at the Memorial Day Services there on May 28 at 10 a.m. and ring the Freedom Bell, which will be brought there by the Lincoln Society.