Sifting Through the Sands of Time



INK DROP FROM THE LOCAL PEN “Christmas comes but once a year, And when it comes it brings good cheer.” – Remember the poor on Christmas day. Brewsters has only sent eight boarders to the County Jail this week. – It is understood that Constables Shove and Day intend to charter a special train on our new railroad, and run […]

Mahopac School News



• Registration for incoming kindergartners at Mahopac Falls Elementary School will be held on December 22, and January 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 & 31. Please call to make an appointment at 845-621-0656 Ext. 124. Registering children must be five years old on or before 12/1/2012 (no exceptions). • The Board of Education of the Mahopac Central […]

Registration Open for Winter Art Classes



Give yourself or your kids the gift of art for 2012! The fun starts on January 23. The Belle Levine Art Center in Mahopac promises to enhance your winter this year with a variety of 6-week classes for the whole family. Adults can learn drawing, pottery or photography at all levels. The children’s classes for ages 6 through teens offer […]

Carmel Girl Scouts Aid Putnam Women’s Center



What do 10-year-olds Sarah, Kiara, Katie, Julia, Hanna, Dina and Allie have in common? The seven members of Carmel Girl Scout Troop 1056 traveled to Mahopac High School last week and with their advisor Norma Pereira created holiday decorations for clients of the Putnam Women’s Resource Center in Mahopac. “Create your Wreaths and Gift Bag Decoration Day” allowed the girls […]

Police Manhunt in Hit & Run



Police from four jurisdictions in two states converged on Southeast last week after an alleged hit-and-run motorist bolted from his car and ran into a wooded area near the Putnam-Fairfield County line. Police using helicopters and bloodhounds scoured Old Milltown Road to the New Fairfield line seeking Charles Kelly, 51, of New Milford, Ct. Brewster State Police Station Commander Sgt. […]

DiPippo Murder Retrial Set



A Patterson man who has spent the last 15 years in state prison for murdering a 12-year-old Carmel girl will face trial again next year. Visiting State Supreme Court Justice Albert Lorenzo set Anthony DiPippo’s retrial for April 17 last week in Putnam County Court. DiPippo has been held at the Putnam Correctional Facility since March when the Appellate Division […]