Man Shot While Gathering Mushrooms



A 65-year-old Mohegan Lake man wound up at Putnam Hospital Center after being shot by a hunter while gathering mushrooms in a remote section of Kent. Saturday’s incident took place around 12:30pm, when the unidentified man was picking mushrooms at the Nimham Multiple Use Area off Nichols Street less than a quarter mile from the Putnam County Park. Brewster State […]

Green Chimneys Harvest Fest a Big Hit



Jackie Gambardella of Southeast looked around at the large crowds enjoying themselves Saturday on the Green Chimneys campus and smiled. “Putnam County is such a great place to raise a family,” she said while walking with her 3-year-old son Ryan who also enjoyed Green Chimneys’ fourth annual Harvest Festival that attracted more than 750 to the sprawling campus. Chilly temperatures, […]

Three Separate Car Crashes Tie Up Route 22



The scene resembled a demolition derby. Three vehicles were scattered across Route 22 in Patterson following back-to-back crashes. Last week’s mishap took place at 4:30am south of the Route 164 intersection when according to Sheriff’s Department Captain William Mc- Namara a Lexus driven by Tyrone Taylor, 39, of New Milford, CT., was traveling northbound when it crossed into the oncoming […]

Six Charged with Trespassing



Six residents of Mahopac face charges of trespass when appearing next week in Yorktown Town Court. The young men and women were arrested last week by Yorktown Police at 10pm when observed trespassing on town property known as the Holland Sporting Club. Lt. Richard Masi said the land is clearly marked warning trespassers they will face arrest if observed on […]

Leibell Criticizes Odell in Anonymous Mailer



Commissioners of the Board of Elections (BOE) Robert Bennett and Anthony Scannapieco have written a letter to the editor of the COURIER, responding to an “attack and blatant falsehood espoused in an anonymous mailer against” their board. A spokesman for State Senator Vincent Leibell, Republican candidate for Putnam County executive, said that there is no secret about who sent the […]

Odell, Leibell Pick Up Key Endorsements



e Legislato r Mar y Elle n Odell , Independence Party candidate for Putnam County executive, has recently been endorsed by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association. “Based upon your responses to our candidate questionnaire, input from our members and your sponsorship of Resolution No. 246 in the county legislature opposing the antigun agenda in Albany,” wrote NYSRPA […]

Man Charged with Stabbing Muslim Cabbie Released



Michael Enright, the 21-year-old Brewster Heights man charged with stabbing a New York City cab driver last summer because he was Muslim, is back home in Putnam County. A Manhattan judge signed off on a $500,000 bail package Tuesday allowing the 2007 graduate of Brewster High School to return home after being held in jail since the Aug. 25 incident […]

An All-Purpose Party Place

LAKESIDE AT OSCEOLA

A “multi-functioning year-round oasis” hides along East Main Street in Jefferson Valley—serving as a party location or local waterfront getaway. Lakeside at Osceola is a retreat located near the Putnam-Westchester border. Owners Randy and Colleen Reed run this entertainment and banquet facility that can transform into seemingly any party atmosphere. Colleen explained that they’ve hosted everything from weddings to ladies […]

Does Putnam Need Four Coroners?



The $64,000 question being asked around Putnam County this week deals with its coroners: Does a county of slightly more than 100,000 people need four coroner positions? The Putnam Legislature’s Health Committee discussed the question at its meeting last week after the matter was brought to the front burner by the county’s Charter Review Commission. Appointed by the legislature earlier […]

Patterson Priest Protests Kaplowitz



On Wednesday Father Tom Lutz, along with local Right to Life advocates and Catholics throughout Putnam County, held a press conference outside of Westchester Legislator Mike Kaplowitz’s campaign office in Carmel. Lutz is demanding that Kaplowitz, who is the Democratic candidate for the 40th senate district, “issue an immediate retraction to his plan to make abortion a legal option at […]