Putnam Youth Forum Focuses on Teenage Concerns
During Putnam County’s 16th annual Youth Forum scores of young people from Carmel to Cold Spring had the opportunity to ask questions and discuss matters of concern that could not be raised in school. Full Story
Kya is a trash hound
Kya is truly amazing!
The Chinese Crested Powderpuff, who often wears a red cape covered with merit badges, was adopted by the Meschino family of Southeast when she was four months old. Full Story
Food drive Saturday to benefit CAP
Brewster Rotarians and members of the Brewster High School Interact Club are hoping many shoppers will visit the A&P supermarket at the Lakeview Plaza in Southeast Saturday and contribute to the season’s first food drive of the year, to benefit the Putnam Community Action Program (CAP). Full Story
Melrose School to host open house in May
On Tuesday, May 25, at 6:30pm, The Melrose School in Full Story
Kohl’s staff spruces up school
National Volunteer Week was celebrated in fine fashion at Kohl’s Department Store in Southeast.
A dozen employees donned Kohl’s A-Team tee shirts last week, and, with shovels and rakes in hand, visited St. James School in Carmel and the Kent Schools Complex and planted flowers, laid mulch, raked, and painted. Full Story
Men Who Cook honors Howard Yager
One of Putnam’s most fun-filled nights of the year honored Howard Yager, executive director of the Hudson Valley Cerebral Palsy Association.
More than 350 were on hand Saturday at the Starr Ridge Manor Banquet Hall in Southeast for the 14th annual Men Who Cook gala sponsored by the Patterson Rotary. Full Story
Civics
Upcoming Meetings
MONDAY, MAY 3 Town of Kent Town Board Workshop - 7pm - Town Hall
TUESDAY, MAY 4 Lake Management /Land Practice Presentation - 7pm - Town Hall
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 Carmel Town Board - 7:30pm Full Story
A tree grows in Brewster
A group of young men returned to their alma mater at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School and admired a flowering plum tree they planted a decade ago.
The handsome seniors at Brewster High School were joined last week by the principal of the elementary school Dr. Robin Young and by their former Cub Scout den mothers Noelle Smith and Christine Monahan. Full Story
Breakfast is ‘out’ in the Mahopac School District
Mahopac school children are not interested in having breakfast in school.
District Clerk Dorothy Gilroy reported last week the results of a breakfast survey that indicated of the 1,363 responses, 87 percent of the district’s children are not interested in the school’s breakfast program for the 2010-11 school year. Full Story
Parents assured Middle School is safe
The first four months of 2010 have brought uncertainty and concern to parents, teachers, and students at the Mahopac Middle School. Full Story
Fulmar Road School earns cash for trash
Louise Volpe is on a mission. The parent of a child at the Fulmar Road Elementary School in Mahopac is spearheading an initiative to help the school “go green” while earning money for its trash. Full Story
Bear sightings
There’s a bear in them thar hills!
A black bear described as weighing in excess of 150 pounds and measuring six feet long was seen on Canopus Hollow Road, Dennytown Road, and Indian Brook Road by several people last week. A bear was also observed on Way-Across Road in Mahopac on Friday and Saturday. Full Story
Children’s Expo and Safety Fair is Saturday
Raising awareness about child safety and health, from fire prevention to the proper fitting of bicycle helmets, is on tap Saturday when the Child Advocacy Center of Putnam County hosts its 5th annual Children’s Expo and Safety Fair.
The fair, scheduled from 10am to 2pm at Brewster High School, is free of charge and open to all children and their families. Full Story
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