Patterson Fire Department and Rescue Squad personnel finished several hours of training before being pressed into action for the “real deal.” Firefighters and EMTs extricated a 200 pound “dummy” trapped inside a demolished wreck after it was impaled by a steel pipe during last week’s practice exercise. When the crews concluded their drill and began critiquing the scenario, an alarm […]

It all began when Rob Castellano and his fiancée, Brittany Collins were attempting to stay dry during a rainstorm. The Brewster couple had planned a day in the Big Apple for some time and while avoiding the raindrops they passed the ABC television studios as several assistants to the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” program urged passersby to “come […]

Two farmer’s markets in eastern Putnam County are flourishing this summer. The Brewster Farmers’ Market is celebrating its 16th season this year by bringing what organizer KC Anderson of a Coalition for a Better Brewster said was “first-stop shopping to the downtown business district while helping to support local and regional growers and producers.” The Brewster Farmers’ Market will is […]

Sgt. Robert Behan has become the second member of the Carmel Police Department to graduate from the prestigious FBI Academy. Behan, a 13-year career officer, who has been employed by the Town of Carmel since 2000, joins Police Chief Michael Johnson who completed the rigorous course of study at Quantico, Virginia during the same year Behan joined the department after […]

Heavy traffic, unseasonably hot weather, and motorists’ not paying attention to their driving resulted in at least a dozen crashes throughout the long holiday weekend across Putnam County. Police on the state, county, town, and village level handled mishaps that occurred in Brewster, Southeast, Mahopac, Mahopac Falls, Putnam Valley, Lake Carmel, Philipstown, and Patterson. On Monday afternoon, a pick-up truck […]

When National Association of Atomic Veterans called for service organizations and businesses across the country to contribute towards research that is assisting veterans of the Cold War exposed to radiation, the Mahopac VFW Post 5491 led the charge. On Independence Day, Edward Gettler, a member of the Atomic Veterans group, presented a plaque to the local veterans post for its […]

Three Girl Scouts from Mahopac have left a legacy for current and future generations by transforming an overgrown path into an educational nature trail for their Girl Scout Gold Award project. 2010 Mahopac High School graduates Caitlin Baranowski and Michelle Furgiuele and in-coming senior Stefanie Bunyea revitalized the trail behind the Fulmar Road Elementary School and adjacent to the Putnam […]