John G. Testa

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Thank you for visiting my web site. Northern Westchester is an important historical area that contributed greatly to our nation's development. The City of Peekskill, the Town of Cortlandt and the Town of Yorktown have given so much to our country's history. I am honored to have served as Mayor for the City of Peekskill and look forward to further serving the the community through this site.

This site will be updated often so stop back from time to time. I would appreciate receiving comments and suggestions regarding the site. Thank you very much.

John G. Testa

A Look into Peekskill Area History...

This new feature of johngtesta.com will show rare historic photos of people, places and events. I will mostly be using photos from my personal collection. Photos submitted to johngtesta.com are welcome for this feature and if used will be given full credit. Enjoy! (click on photo for a larger view)

This is a photo showing the laying of the Corner Stone for the "new" Elks building on Brown Street in Peekskill. Dated Tuesday, September 23, 1902.

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On Sunday August 24, 2008 the members of the Centennial Hose Fire Company in Peekskill gathered for a short memorial service to honor the history, memories and accomplishments of the Centennial Hose Company. Just a few days earlier, on August 21st, the original Centennial Hose Firehouse collapsed as it was being readied for its move to a new location with plans for its restoration. I was proud to be a part of the memorial service and want to thank the members of Centennial Hose both past and present (including my Grandfather Louis Testa, a member of the company until his death in 1918) for including me in this tribute and for their unselfish dedication to Peekskill. The photo above was taken by Tony Seideman of Historic Peekskill Inc. who superimposed the image of the building where it stood over the photo of the gathering of the present Centennial members in front of the collapsed building.

READ:

Guest Commentary in the North County News:

Comments on City Council's excessive spending habits and the 2009 Tax Increase (10/22/08)

Why the plan to save and re-use the historic Centennial Firehouse should not be changed (5/14/08)

Comments on the new administration's changing the adopted 2008 budget with a 0% tax increase to one with an almost 6% increase (1/30/08)