Odell Meets With Metro-North Chief



Icy Road Nets $20M in Suit



A Mahopac man’s routine trip home along Route 6 in Baldwin Place on a cold winter’s night five years ago turned tragic when his car and another vehicle encountered icy pavement and collided head-on. Slim Zouaoui, 32, suffered massive trauma that, according to his attorney Dan O’Toole of the Manhattan law firm of Block, O’Toole and Murphy, resulted in a […]

Wizard of Oz Returns to Brewster



Wholesome family entertainment returns to the stage at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster next week when the St. Lawrence O’Toole Theater Department presents “The Wizard of Oz.” Directed by Rebecca Brendli, a 2006 graduate of Brewster High School, who starred as Dorothy in the play when it was last performed in Brewster during her senior year, the iconic, nostalgic […]

Putnam Enjoys Low Unemployment Rate

County Exec Stresses Economic Development & Jobs

Putnam County has done it again by recording the lowest rate of unemployment in all of New York State. The New York State Labor Department reported last week Putnam’s rate of unemployment for June was 7 percent, up from 6.8 percent in May and 6.5 percent in June of 2011. Back in 1998, Putnam’s 2.2 percent rate of unemployment was […]

Storms Rumble in Putnam



Mother Nature rumbled through Putnam County with a vengeance Thursday evening turning day to night in a matter of minutes. Cloud to ground lightning, torrential rains and gale force winds uprooted trees in Carmel, Mahopac, Kent, Southeast and Putnam Valley, closing many roads. Homes were struck by lightning in Mahopac on Teakettle Spout Road and on Route 22 in Brewster. […]

Considering the Vacancy Rates, Needs and Wants of the Public When Assessing Development Possibilities



Development is a major component of regional growth, enabling a community to modernize by building better infrastructure to attract new business and investors, thus increasing the tax base. However, it’s also important to know how the vacancy rate of commercial properties fits into the equation. New property is going to be less desirable if it’s surrounded by a whole host […]

Junior Firefighters Learn the Ropes



Putnam’s 11th annual Explorer Training Weekend takes place Saturday and Sunday at the county’s Veterans Memorial Park in Kent. Dozens of young men and women from throughout Putnam, Westchester, Nassau and Albany counties will converge on the park to participate in a series of hands-on training experiences as well as firematic-related competitions. The program is again being sponsored by the […]

Putnam Cycling Classic 2012 Unveiled



Putnam’s director of Tourism—former First Lady Libby Pataki—was bubbling with enthusiasm Monday night when announcing a revamped tourist attraction—the Putnam Cycling Classic 2012. Donning appropriate attire, Pataki promised members of the Legislature’s Economic Development Committee and a small audience gathered in Carmel: “The 14th of October will be a beautiful, autumn, sunny day.” The former Tour de Putnam that began […]

Katz Fundraiser: All Business, No Shooting



Assemblyman Steve Katz was annoyed by the negative publicity that had been generated by a fundraiser that touted the success of the Paladin Center in Carmel, a private training center for emergency responders and law enforcement. With more than 150 supporters around him, who paid $200 a piece for dinner and the opportunity to tour the center on Seminary Hill […]

Trucker Hits Wires, Kills Power



A trucker backing up his rig along Route 6 in front of the Putnam Plaza Wednesday afternoon failed to see overhead utility wires – and the raised bed of the truck became entangled in the wires, ripping them down along with an adjoining utility pole that caused a fire beneath the truck. The truck’s diesel fuel tanks began to leak […]