SOUTHEAST
Brewster Education Foundation seeks volunteers
The new year is now two weeks old and the Brewster Education Foundation has issued a call for help.
The foundation’s Board of Directors currently has openings for those desiring to make a difference by serving the foundation’s missions of philanthropy and education. Full Story
Planning Board report
The Southeast Planning Board met on Monday night, and all but unanimously passed pending construction and building plans on to their next phases of consideration and approval. Full Story
Can Town Board come together in 2010?
Putnam’s most contentious political body, the Southeast Town Board, is hopeful to get past its divisions and govern harmoniously. But conflicts between new and old members may continue to keep the board mired in conflict, and characterized by 3-2 votes. Full Story
MAHOPAC
Hope Forum to seek solution to student tragedies
With a too-long list of student tragedies on recent record, the Town of Carmel, the Mahopac Central School District, and members of the community are planning a town-wide forum to raise awareness and search for solutions to the alarming trend. Full Story
Civics
Upcoming Meetings
January 19 Brewster Schools Board of Education, 7:30pm at District Office January 20 Carmel Town Board Meeting, 7:30pm at Town Hall Southeast Architectural Review Board Meeting, 7:30pm at Town Hall January 25 Kent Town Board, 7pm at Town Hall Southeast Planning Board, 7:30pm at Town Hall January 26 Carmel Central Schools Board of Education, 7:30pm at Car Full Story
CARMEL
Anthony DiCarlo named deputy supervisor
A career educator has a new title in 2010. Carmel Councilman Anthony DiCarlo, a public school principal in Tuckahoe who is now in his seventh year of elected office as a member of the Carmel Town Board, was named Monday as Carmel Deputy Supervisor, succeeding Councilman Robert Ravallo. Full Story
Worker seriously injured in fall at Shaft 10
A construction worker suffered serious injury Monday when he fell some 20 feet inside Shaft 10 on New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) property in Carmel. The shaft is contained in a large brick building along Route 6 overlooking a reservoir that separates Mahopac and Carmel. Full Story
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