SOUTHEAST

Scores inoculated against seasonal flu at Vote and Vax initiative

More than 2,000 men, women and children are protected against seasonal flu thanks to the county’s 6th annual Vote and Vax initiative. People lined up outside Brewster High School—as well as Haldane High School in Cold Spring—and waited for as long an hour on Election Day to receive the free flu vaccine. The clinics were held in conjunction with the […]

SENIOR NEWS

Early Thanksgiving for seniors

Thanksgiving will be coming early again this year in both the Brewster and Carmel School Districts. Senior citizens planning on attending special Thanksgiving luncheons two weeks from today (November 19) are reminded to call the Office for the Aging to make a reservation. Seniors in the Brewster School District have been invited to the John F. Kennedy Elementary School for […]

Evaluate your health insurance



With Medicare’s open enrollment just 10 days away, Putnam County Office for the Aging Director William Huestis has urged the county’s graying population to evaluate their current health and prescription plans The government’s coordinated election period begins on Nov. 15. “This is the time to assess your current medical insurance program. Has it met your needs this year?” asked Huestis. […]

VFW to mark Veterans Day



Brewster Post 672 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday November 11th at 10:30am at Veterans Park (formerly known as Electrazone Field) on Railroad Avenue in Brewster. Please join us for this annual observation as we gather to thank all who have served and those serving today in the Armed Forces of the […]