Massive Fire at Storage Units



Motorists traversing Route 22 in Brewster never experienced such a day as last Friday, when a troublesome fire at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage facility kept firefighters busy for 15 hours and forced the closing of the heavily traveled road from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. One hundred members of emergency services agencies from Putnam County were assisted by crews from […]

County recovers from storms

Rain, thunder and lightning as Monday dawns

  Thousands of Putnam residents took cold showers and dressed in the dark this morning following a line of strong and violent thunder storms that came through the region between 6:15 a.m. and 8 a.m. The Putnam 911 Dispatch Center received more than 175 calls reporting downed wires, transformer explosions, medical alert alarms becoming activated and trees down due to […]

Odell Rejects Hotel Tax



County Executive MaryEllen Odell has vetoed a legislative resolution that called on the state legislature to implement a four percent room occupancy tax for hotels and motels countywide as a new source of revenue. Twenty-four hours after the veto was filed with Legislature Clark Diane Schonfeld, the lawmakers met in special session last Thursday evening and failed to override the […]

Mahopac’s Gabay Drafted by Tampa Bay



Pitcher Willie Gabay of Mahopac has been been drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the Major League Baseball draft earlier this month. Gabay pitched for Herkimer County Community College, and is the first Herkimer player ever selected in the draft. Gabay, a Mahopac graduate, had a stellar career at Herkimer and was tapped by the Rays in the 15th […]

Brewster Graduation



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Lawmakers Approve Sales Tax Exemption

Could spur back-to-school sales

Shoppers purchasing back to school clothing and shoes this summer will get a sales tax break if those purchases are made during the third week of August. By a vote of 7-1, the Putnam Legislature approved the measure at a special meeting last week and forwarded the home rule request to Albany for approval in the State Legislature. Only Legislator […]

Recognizing a Community Leader, Entrepreneur and Family Man

Chamber column

Each year, chambers of commerce throughout Putnam County recognize those among their community who have demonstrated a concern for their community and a strong business sense. The Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce has chosen their 2012 Businessperson of the Year: Richie D’Andrea of Park Ford in Mahopac. Park Lincoln-Mercury, of Yonkers, was founded in 1975 by Leonard Conora, the father […]

Mahopac Woman Critically Injured



A Mahopac woman was critically injured last week when struck by a car in Mahopac. Carmel Police were summoned last Thursday morning around 9 a.m. to Route 6 in the vicinity of Buckshollow Road near the Harlem Crossing portion of the Putnam Bike Trail where they found Debra Dymond, 53, unconscious on the pavement. Mahopac FD emergency responders rushed to […]

Child Passenger Safety Check Takes Place Saturday



With this week’s arrival of summer, area law enforcement personnel are concerned that children be properly restrained in vehicles before families venture out for that long-awaited vacation. The Putnam Traffic Safety Board, in conjunction with the Carmel and Kent Police as well as the Putnam Sheriff’s Department, will be sponsoring a child passenger safety check on Saturday at Carmel Fire […]

Blood Drive in Carmel Next Friday



Putnam County’s semi-annual drive to increase blood supplies throughout the region takes place next Friday in Carmel. The drive is planned from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on June 29 at the Carmel Veterans Hall on Gleneida Avenue adjacent to the Putnam Courthouse. Coupons will be presented to all those donating blood for appetizers at Applebee’s in Southeast and at […]