Carmel Rotary Club’s 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff



Chili lovers get ready for the 3rd Annual Carmel Rotary Club’s Chili Cookoff on Sunday, September 18, noon – 3pm, at Camp Herrlich, 101 Deacon Smith Hill Rd, in Patterson. Chili cooks, professionals and amateurs, are invited to enter the competition. The professional and amateur classes will be judged separately. Contest entry information is available at www.carmelrotarychili.info. Tickets for the […]

LEGAL NOTICES for September 1, 2011



LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF THE TAX ROLL AND WARRANT TAKE NOTICE that I, Kathleen S. Kraus, the undersigned Receiver of Taxes of the Town of Carmel, County of Putnam, State of New York, have duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of school taxes within the Town of Carmel, Mahopac Central School District, Carmel Central […]

Where’s The Ice!



Three hundred disappointed people in need of dry ice left Carmel Fire Department headquarters with frustration and disillusionment Monday after being told that the area’s hottest commodity was unavailable. NYSEG promised affected residents who lost power due to the fury of Hurricane Irene that dry ice would be made available to them at various locations throughout the NYSEG service area. […]

Another Blip on the Sales Tax Revenue Radar Screen



For the second time in the past three months, sales tax revenue generated in Putnam County has declined. The legislature’s Audit Committee heard from Commissioner of Finance William Carlin Monday evening. Carlin reported $3.68 million in sales tax revenue generated in July, a decrease of $44,000 from July of 2010. Legislator Mary Conklin, who chairs the committee consisting of legislators […]

Overcoming Adversity In 2011 – The Tenacity of Small Business




This has been a wild year. A cold, snowy winter coupled with economic turmoil, followed by an earthquake and a hurricane. Does adversity stop our local entrepreneurs from finding ways to succeed? To the contrary, it seems some of our fellow small business owners relish the challenge. Purposeful entrepreneurs always seem to find a way to excel no matter what […]

SCORE Saved Musician’s Business



Putnam SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is dedicated to the small business community. From its office on 34 Gleneida Avenue in Carmel—both face-to-face and online—SCORE’s volunteer counselors provide confidential business advice to busy entrepreneurs who are just getting their feet wet or in need of a seasoned pro as a sounding board for an existing business. The Putnam SCORE […]

County Covers Up on Records Regarding Legal Notices



County has denied to pro- vide some records regarding its audit of newspapers in Putnam County, an audit commissioned by the Legislature and conducted by county staff on county time. It was this audit that helped provide some of the basis for lawmakers’ decision earlier this year to designate a little-circulated, mostly free newspaper as the only suitable one for […]

Ball Calls for Utility Audit; Anger Mounts



Frowns turned to smiles when State Senator Greg Ball’s entourage arrived at Mahopac Fire Department headquarters Monday evening. Ball’s pickup truck carried 250 bags of dry ice and hundreds of bottles of water which were distributed free of charge to residents who lost their electric service due to Hurricane Irene. Earlier in the day hundreds of local folks expressed disappointment […]

Amay Admits Killing Wife, in Court Shocker



Paul Amay, the 25-year-old illegal alien accused of the brutal Christmas Eve murder of his wife in her Mahopac home, wept like a baby Tuesday afternoon when admitting that he stabbed the 19-year-old to death in a case described by law enforcement professionals as the county’s most heinous crime in 2010. The body of Graciela Zhingri Amay was found at […]

Shelter from the Storm



The Putnam Valley Senior Center is a state-of-the-art building located on a small hill adjoining Leonard Wagner Town Park, in Putnam Valley. Usually it is bustling with local senior citizens who come there for a day of friendship, activity, and food. But since Hurricane Irene arrived this center has served as something even more important—a Red Cross emergency shelter for […]