Kindergarten Registration Continues This Month



It’s time to get your child’s birth certificate, documentation of legal address, and health immunization records in order as kindergarten registration in the Mahopac School District continues this month. Superintendent of Schools Thomas Manko reminded all parents this week that in order to register for kindergarten this year “children must be five years old on or before December 1, 2011. […]

Final Salute



Putnam County had never seen anything like it. Ten thousand police officers standing eight deep lined Gleneida Avenue last Thursday from the intersection of Route 6 to Route 301. They were there to pay their respects to Poughkeepsie Police Detective John Falcone, shot and killed by a deranged man, who also murdered his wife before committing suicide. Officers from as […]

Two Vets Honored by Russia



Jim Dipelesi and Ted Donaher have been recognized by Russia for participating in arctic convoys during World War II. The two Mahopac residents who served in the Navy and Merchant Marine traveled from the United Kingdom during the war to the northern ports of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk. Seventy-eight convoys made the perilous trip between August 1941 and May 1945 with […]

Carmel Rotary Offers Fundraising Event for Community Groups



The Community Basketball Shoot- Out sponsored by the Carmel Rotary Club and Carmel High School Interact Club is an easy and fun way to help raise money for your favorite not-forprofit organization, club, or community project. This fundraising event will be held on Sunday March 13, 11am – 2pm, at the Carmel High School Gym, 30 Fair Street, Carmel. Your […]

Ice Fishing Season Draws to a Close on Lake Gleneida



Putnam People



… Berkeley College President Dario A. Cortes, PhD, has announced that students from Putnam County, NY, have been named to the Dean’s and President’s Lists at Berkeley College for the Fall 2010 Quarter: President’s List – VINCENT BERRY of Brewster, STEPHEN CODD of Carmel, MONIQUE FRALIN of Brewster, LAURA PIRONTI of Brewster. Dean’s List – LAURA BOYLE of Brewster, TRACI […]

Ax-Wielding Armed Robbery Reported in Carmel



Police are asking the public for its assistance this week in finding an axwielding man wanted for the armed robbery of a service station and convenience store in downtown Carmel. At 2:45am last Wednesday, a 911 call was made reporting the heist at the Carmel BP located on Route 52 at Fair Street, a block from the Sheriff’s Department. Carmel […]

A Memorable Team Looks To The Future



Some teams are meant to be – Gilbert and Sullivan, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mike and Kacey. Teaming up with Pete Bardunias at the Greater Mahopac-Carmel and Putnam County Chambers was sometimes a cross between Rowan and Martin and Regis and Kathie Lee, but working together we made a profound impact on the stature and influence of those Chambers, as well […]

Agency: No Funding Yet for Union Place



The Industrial Development Agency (IDA) of Putnam County held four public hearings last week regarding the qualification of three different commercial projects planned by developer Paul Camarda for financial relief. The Courier has learned exclusively that the Union Place project, the only project of the three that has yet to receive town approval, has already been denied IDA funding based […]

School Bosses Call Salary Cap Unfair



The salaries of superintendents were under scrutiny last week when the new governor proposed limiting their income based on a district’s student enrollment. The proposed cap is estimated to save $15 million statewide but local superintendents are taking offense, with one calling it “ludicrous.” “What he’s proposing is essentially what a teacher makes,” Barbara Fuchs, recently-appointed superintendent of the Putnam […]