Life According to Jim Borkowski, Candidate for Assembly



Drink a cup of coffee, do some tai chi, take a cold shower, and you are raring to go. This is the recipe for success according to Judge Jim Borkowski. He used to be the Southeast Town Justice and now he is running against Dr. Steve Katz for the 99th Assembly District seat in the September 14 Republican Primary. The […]

Correction



In the August 5 article, “Tension Lingers Throughout Town Departments” Patterson Town Planner Richard Williams was misquoted as saying, “I got two bids back out of the bids that did go out and Mr. Gagliarda was a little bitter.” Williams actually said, “Mr. Gagliarda was the lowest bidder.”

Erratic Driver Jailed on Drug Charges

POLICE NEWS

A report of a vehicle being driven erratically in the vicinity of Putnam Hospital Center resulted in the arrest of a Carmel man on numerous felony and misdemeanor charges. Carmel cops were dispatched to Stoneleigh Avenue last Thursday at 12:45am for a report of a black pick-up truck weaving along the narrow and winding road. Officer Thomas Raffaele observed the […]

Master Gardener Volunteers Award First Scholarships



The Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County awarded two $500 scholarships this year. These two awards are the first of a planned ongoing effort to encourage young people to study and work in an environmental, horticulture or natural resources field. The 2010 winners are: Brendan Barber of Garrison. Brendan, who graduated from James O’Neill High School […]

Steamroller Crushes Dutchess Worker’s Leg



A freak accident in Mahopac sent a Dutchess County construction worker to the Westchester Medical Center after his leg was crushed by a 10-ton steamroller. The mishap took place at 12-noon Monday at a construction site along Breckenridge Road when according to Carmel Police John Gargano, 32, of Beekman, was removing debris from the front end of the enormous machine […]

Oops! Driver Backs into Police Car During DWI Arrest



It’s bad enough being arrested for DWI, but a Mahopac woman has added insult to her arrest by crashing into a state police cruiser. The bizarre incident took place last Wednesday at 9:15pm when a trooper from the Stormville barracks stopped a northbound vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown about a mile from the Putnam Valley line, that […]

Plans for New Senior Center Remain in Limbo



The Putnam Legislature discussed the project in great detail at its special meeting last week before deciding to allow the administration to keep its options open by continuing to review the proposal. Putnam lawmakers are favoring a scaled-back version of the new Kent Senior Center planned for Ludingtonville Road near the Putnam-Dutchess County line, but due to the poor economy […]

Communication Service Could Save Town Thousands

KENT TOWN BOARD

At Monday’s Kent town board meeting, the board members listened to a communications representative present a service plan that could save the Town of Kent upwards of $24,000. With all members present, two representatives from a company called One Communications endeavored to become Kent’s communication service provider. After giving a brief background and description of the emerging company, the representatives […]

OurNeighbors A Journey to the Past



OurNeighbors A visit to the Danbury Railroad Museum turns back the clock. Last Saturday the museum celebrated Railroad Day by unveiling a restored 100-year-old Pennsylvania Railroad Railway Post Office car as well as a special caboose. Museum staff received an Award of Merit last month for the restoration from the Connecticut League of History at a gala in Hartford. Some […]

PUTNAM PEOPLE



JULIE A. BARR has been named Branch Manager overseeing Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union’s (HVFCU) two branches in Putnam County, located in Carmel and Brewster. Barr has been with HVFCU since 2003. She has held a series of retail positions since then, most recently serving as Assistant Branch Manager at the credit union’s branch in Hyde Park, New York. She […]