Black Bears,Trout, and Prizes



While some lost on primary election day, everyone can be a winner when it comes to the fall harvest season, whether you’re looking for fresh, local corn, zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, or peppers and tomatoes. It’s still not too late for peaches or plums, and never too late for fresh picked (or pick your own) Hudson Valley apples. Local farm stores […]

Carmel High School Football



9/12 L(21-28) @ ROY C KETCHAM 9/17 4:30 PM JOHN JAY CROSS RIVER 9/26 1:30 PM @ MAHOPAC 10/3 1:30 PM ARLINGTON 10/9 7:00 PM JOHN JAY EAST FISHKILL

Brewster High School Football



9/12 W(20-6) @BEACON 9/17 4:30 PM @ HORACE GREELEY 9/25 7:00 PM SOMERS 10/3 1:30 PM @ POUGHKEEPSIE 10/9 7:00 PM BYRAM HILLS 10/16 7:00 PM @ FOX LANE

Mahopac High School Football



9/11 L(0-14) @ ARLINGTON 9/17 6:00 PM @ JOHN JAY EAST FISHKILL 9/26 1:30 PM CARMEL HS 10/3 7:30 PM @ JOHN JAY CROSS RIVER 10/9 7:30 PM ROY C KETCHAM

Putnam Valley High School Football



9/11 W(20-14) @ PUTNAM VALLEY 9/17 4:30 PM @ HALDANE 9/26 1:30 PM @ HASTINGS 10/2 7:00 PM ALBERTUS MAGNUS 10/9 7:00 PM IRVINGTON 10/17 1:30 PM @ CROTON-HARMON

Kennedy Catholic High School Football



9/12 W(21-20) @ IRVINGTON HS 9/17 4:30 PM PLEASANTVILLE 9/26 1:30 PM @ WESTLAKE HS 10/3 1:30 PM BRIARCLIFF 10/10 3:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW 10/16 7:00 PM @ EDGEMONT HS

Edward Paul Greiff



Edward Paul Greiff, a freelance reporter for the Putnam County News & Recorder who covered events primarily in Putnam Valley, died on September 8, 2009. He was 77 years old. Ed’s friend, Andrew J. Powers, of Mahopac, offered these reflections on Ed’s life: “I first met Ed circa 1997 at the Olympic Diner in Mahopac. Always the optimist, he saw […]

Colette Lane Abels



Mrs. Colette Lane Abels, 87, of Lakeland, FL, died September 6, 2009 from respiratory failure. A lifelong Catholic, Mrs. Abels was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church. She was predeceased in 2006 by Arthur Abels, her husband of 63 years and the great love of her life. Mrs. Abels is survived by her five sons and their spouses, Bruce and […]

Keep Senior Center Open



Dear Editor: By now all the seniors in the Cold Spring/Philipstown area have received a phone call from me to reassure them that I am doing everything I can to restore the nutrition program that is so vital to our community. To even consider eliminating these services to our seniors is a bad proposal. We not only need to maintain […]

Sign the Petition



Dear Editor: News that County Executive Robert Bondi is calling for closing the Philipstown Senior Center and the elimination of Friday trolley service in Cold Spring, in next year’s budget, is distressing to say the least. Along with the recent decision by the County Board of Elections to consolidate Village and Town polling places these proposed cuts reinforce the sentiments […]