Perspectives



They were big men. George Washington was 6’3”. Abraham Lincoln was almost 6’4”. Their ambitions were equally big—first for themselves, and then for the nation they would lead. As young men, both future presidents trained as surveyors at periods when Americans were preoccupied by the development of the frontier and the acquisition of land. Historian John Ferling wrote: “Starting around […]

Re: ‘Is There Hockey in Carmel High School?’



Dear Editor: First, as far as a banner being hung in the halls of Carmel, I believe you have to win a League Title in order to have a banner hung in the gymnasium, which unfortunately has not happened for the hockey team. Secondly, every year in the beginning of the season we have a lot of fans in the […]

Voice of a Veteran



Dear Editor: My name is Robert Rinaldi and I am a homeowner in Woodland trail Condos here in Carmel. I have lived here with my wife Dee since 1997 and have been a resident and business owner in Putnam since 1984. A am a Vietnam vet, served in USAF security forces DaNang 1970- 71. I am 50-percent service-connected disabled and […]

Sifting Through the Sands of Time



THE OLD SAMPLER Out of the way in a corner Of our dear old attic room,Where bunches of limbs from the hillside Shake ever in faint perfume.An oaken chest is standing With hasp and padlock and key,Strong as the hands that made it On the other side of the seaWhen the winter days are dreary And we’re out of heart […]

Collection Club Forms at Middle School



On Friday afternoons when most middle school children can’t wait to leave their school campus and head home for weekend activities, a group of Brewster students stays late after the buses leave with guidance counselor Joanna Biagi to work on projects with the recently formed Collection Club. The Collection Club wants to make the world a better place by assisting […]

Lady Leadership Forms at BHS



Young women comprise more than 25 percent of the corps of cadets enrolled in the Brewster High School NJROTC (Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) Chapter. Junior Kayssa DaSilva has formed a new initiative this year called Lady Leadership. Kayssa said 26 girls were proud members of the 126-student unit. Lady Leadership has united the women members of the corps […]

VFW Honors Three Scholarship Winners



The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 672 in Brewster recently held an award ceremony for the local winners VFW’s 2011-12 Patriots Pen written essay contest and Voice of Democracy audio essay competition. Patriot’s Pen is a nationwide essaywriting contest that gives students in grades 6 through 8 the opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy. The winners this […]

Educational Exchange with China Blossoms



The Brewster-Beijing connection continues. Last Thursday a group of local educators and students from both Brewster High School as well as Beijing 101 High School in China conducted a special Chinese New Year celebration. Songs, stories, Chinese games, and delicious homemade Chinese food were on the menu during the afterschool get-together. Brewster is in the forefront of the exchange program […]

Program Seeks Local Business Internships



The Brewster High School Senior Enrichment Experience (SEE) is seeking internships from local businesses. The program allows members of the BHS Class of 2012 with a grade point average of 3.0 or better to participate in a work-study experience by not being required to attend classes for the final weeks of the semester but instead become immersed in an independent […]

Level 3 Sex Offender Moves to Carmel



A Level 3 sex offender has relocated to Carmel, and community opposition has mobilized. Carmel Police reported last Friday that Lance Smith, 45, had moved into an apartment on 25 Seminary Hill Road in the vicinity of Church Street, two blocks from St. James School and less than a half-mile from Carmel High School. Lt. Brian Karst said Smith was […]