Trimming Near Power Lines

Carmel News

NYSEG is in the midst of tree trimming to prevent power outages, a particular concern in 2011. The utility has hired an upstate tree service to trim and remove tree limbs and branches near power lines on private property. Way Land, a specialist with the Lewis Tree Service, explained that his crews were cutting back foliage and limbs 10 feet […]

Putnam Valley Woman Credited with Nabbing Drunk

Carmel News

Carmel Police have credited a Putnam Valley woman with apprehending an alleged intoxicated motorist who turned out to be illegally in the U.S. following a pair of property damage crashes in downtown Mahopac. Chief Michael Johnson said the unidentified woman was driving along Route 6 last week at 5:45 p.m. when she observed a car being driven erratically. Johnson said […]

Whooping Cough on the Rise in Putnam County

Carmel News

The incidence of whooping cough (pertussis) is on the rise in Putnam County. Health Director Rebecca Wittenberg reported last Friday that her agency has already received confirmation of 14 whooping cough cases through the first quarter of 2012 as compared to six cases for all of 2011. Last year an epidemic of whooping cough in California resulted in 10 infant […]

Oregon Corners Improvement



Dear Editor: I want to thank everyone, particularly our Town and County Highway Departments for the phenomenal job done at Oregon Corners. You can now see the stream clearly from both sides of Oregon Corners, and over the bridge, a ton of debris and garbage has been removed, and a walkway will soon be installed along the stream on Oscawana […]

Brewster School Board Adopts $84 Million Budget

Tax levy to rise 1.8 percent

The Brewster Board of Education has adopted an $84,074,419 budget for the 2012-2013 school term. Meeting in regular session last week, the school trustees unanimously approved the fiscal spending plan that is 2.2 percent higher than the current budget. The expenditure carries a 1.8 percent tax levy increase. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jane Sandbank described this year’s budget deliberations as […]

Aparna Nair-Kenneganti Is State Geography Champ

The Brewster Standard, Covering Southeast & Brewster

When it comes to geography, Brewster Middle School student Aparna Nair-Kenneganti ranks among the best in the United States. The 13-year-old 8th grader has been crowned as New York State champion by the National Geographic Society and next month will compete in national competition in Washington, D.C. with other state winners for a $25,000 college scholarship and a trip to […]

Volunteers Clean the Streets of Brewster

TheBrewster Standard Covering Southeast & Brewster

Volunteers from throughout greater Brewster cleaned village streets Sunday in conjunction with Earth Day. Organizer Norma Pereira-Mora of Carmel commended the collaboration among a variety of different sources, including the Southeast Highway Department and Guadalupana Restaurant as well as Southeast Councilwoman Lynne Eckardt, who spent five hours picking up unsightly debris. Another clean-up day is planned for Sunday in Carmel […]

Yarusso to Play Lacrosse at Manhattan

Was Brewster standout

Megan Yarusso, currently a Brewster Bear, will become a Manhattan Jasper this fall. The vivacious 17-year-old senior at Brewster High School, signed a letter of intent last week to attend the Riverdale campus on a full lacrosse scholarship. Megan described Manhattan as a “perfect fit. I loved the campus, the coach, the athletic program and the course offerings.” Megan has […]