Lake Peekskill Youth Charged in Marcinak Murder



John Marcinak Putnam County Sheriff Donald Smith has announced that Anthony Grigoroff, 18, of Lake Peekskill, has been charged with second degree murder in the New Year’s Eve death of Garrison resident John Marcinak. Grigoroff and others who have not been named were allegedly in the process of robbing Marcinak’s Garrison Garage. When Marcinak interrupted the burgarly, Grigoroff aledgedly killed […]

County Names New Historian



Patricia McMahon Houser received a warm welcome Tuesday after being confirmed as Putnam’s new historian. The county Legislature unanimously endorsed the Mahopac woman’s appointment at its regular monthly meeting at the Putnam Courthouse before a dozen residents in attendance. McMahon Houser grew up in Mahopac and graduated from Mahopac High School before going off to college and returning to her […]

GOP Plays Musical Chairs

The great seat swap comes 'round

After several years of bickering and infighting, Putnam’s Republicans are putting their differences behind them in order to survive politically. The recent cooperation between state senator Vincent Leibell and Assemblyman Greg Ball on issues like the MTA bailout, signal more than a change of feelings, they signal a truce between warring factions of the GOP. Well-placed sources in the party […]

Reidy Reflects on His Time at Mahopac



Mahopac Schools Superintendent Robert Reidy has already announced his retirement from New York State education, and anxiously waits on an opportunity to be chief school administrator in Nashua, New Hampshire. He leaves as the persistent problem of funding public education has reared its head again—Mahopac’s proposed budget was lost on the ballot by 4 votes. Reidy sat down with the […]

Winging It at Green Chimneys

Birds of Prey Day Brings Stars to Putnam

The Green Chimneys campus will be the place to be Sunday for Putnam County’s 17th annual Wings and a Prayer: Birds of Prey Day. Hundreds of raptors and thousands of guests will visit the school’s Wildlife Center at the Southeast-Patterson line to view nature in its simplest form while learning about falcons, eagles, hawks, and owls from professionals in the […]

McConville is Dems’ Pick for Sheriff



Retired MTA Police Chief Kevin McConville, endorsed by the Putnam County Democratic Committee to run for sheriff in November, will face a primary in September. The Democrats held their annual nominating convention last Thursday evening at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Carmel, where delegates heard from the candidates seeking office on the county level this fall. McConville defeated Lewisboro […]

Carnival for a Cause



Local Boy Scouts Celebrate Century of Values



The Putnam-Westchester Boy Scout Council has kicked off its 100th anniversary of scouting by welcoming a Century of Values road tour to the Putnam County Courthouse. Six volunteers from Michigan are participating in a 45,000-mile, yearlong road trip across the U.S. to celebrate the special occasion, with a goal of visiting all 302 local Boy Scout councils across the country. […]

PHC Neonatologist Receives Award



Neonatologist Jean Chelala, MD, of Somers, an active member of the medical staff of Putnam Hospital Center, was recently honored with the Patients’ Choice Award, a prestigious title awarded to fewer than 5 percent of the nation’s 720,000 active physicians. The award recognizes Dr. Chelala for receiving high patient approval ratings on various components of his practice including bedside manner, […]

What To Do This Weekend?

Former Czech Leader's Play Comes to Putnam

Arts on the Lake is partnering with the Liberty Free (NY) Theatre to present Vaclav Havel’s play Audience at the Lake Carmel Cultural Center, 640 Route 52, for four performances, Thursday through Sunday, June 4-7. Havel, who had established himself as a playwright, was banned from the theatre and forced to take a job in a brewery following the Warsaw […]