TheBrewster Standard Covering Southeast & Brewster

New Health Care Center to Open

It’s taken more than 20 years but Putnam County’s first medical center providing quality primary health care and human services at affordable prices for the under-insured and uninsured will be opening before the end of the year in Brewster. Open Door will be located at 155 Main Street in the village. Decades ago the Access to Healthcare Coalition of Putnam […]

Trio Charged with Drug Possession in Mahopac



Three Westchester residents are facing a host of drug related charges following their arrests in Mahopac last week. Carmel Police Officer Stephen Kunze made the arrests while patrolling the Mahopac Village Shopping Center at 2 a.m. Police Chief Michael Johnson said Kunze observed a vehicle parked across several parking spaces and when questioning its driver, cops alleged that Christopher Longo, […]

30 Years of Serving Turkey to Those in Need



The tradition continued—for the 30th consecutive year, George’s Place, a popular restaurant in downtown Carmel opened its doors to provide a homecooked Thanksgiving dinner for 75 area residents who had no place to go for the holidays. The celebration began when the late George Pourakis held the first “George’s Thanksgiving” to say “thank you” to a community that came to […]

Carmel H.S. Dancer Stars in the Nutcracker as Sugar Plum



Jamie Hengel has been dancing since a small child and her maturity and professionalism has landed the Carmel High School sophomore the leading role in the Christmas classic “The Nutcracker” that will be performed this weekend in Dutchess County. Hengel, the daughter of Susan and Michael Hengel of Kent, will star in the full length holiday classic ballet being presented […]

Jail Revenue on the Increase in Putnam



A shift in Putnam’s jail population has resulted in an unexpected increase in revenue for county coffers. Following a $115,000 decline in socalled board-in revenue for the first five months of the year compared to 2011, an availability of empty cells at the 128-cell lockup since then has resulted in an unanticipated infusion of $85,600 through Oct. 31. Last year […]

St. James School Children Recreate Turkey Day Parade



The internationally acclaimed Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has taken on new meaning for children enrolled at St. James School in Carmel. On Thanksgiving eve, boys and girls created their own Thanksgiving Day parade that featured balloons, bikes, tricycles, scooters and wagons—all decorated as floats—and even welcomed a visit from the world renowned Radio City Music Hall Rockettes led by teacher […]

Sifting Through the Sands of Time

132 Years Ago Nov. 27, 1880

FOR THE FAIR SEX. Fashion Fancies Fashion decrees this winter that richer and more striking fabrics, brighter colors and more bizarre combinations, shall be used in the composition of toilets and in millinery than we have had for many years. To describe in words the brocades, satins, silks, plaided stuffs in silk and wool, handkerchief goods, cheviots, serges, flannels and […]

Worship Services



Send information regarding worship services to courier@pcnr.com. Please put “WORSHIP” in the subject line. Chabad Jewish Center of Putnam County 5 Fair Street Carmel NY 10512 845 225 4770 www.PutnamChabad.org Shabbat svcs Saturday at 10am CHUANG YEN MONASTERY 2020 Rte 301, Carmel 845-228-4283/4288 baus.org bauscym@aol.com christ episcopal Church Route 311 at Maple Ave., Patterson jangled@aol.com ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ROMAN […]

John J. Santorelli



John J. Santorelli, age 90, a lifelong resident of Brewster, died Sunday, November 25, 2012, at his home in Brewster. John was born October 18, 1922, in Brewster to the late Ralph and Levia (Mortola) Santorelli. He was graduated from Brewster High School in 1942. John served on the LST 327 in the US Coast Guard during WW II, and […]

Liliani Terlizzi



Liliani Terlizzi 76, of Stormville passed away on November 18, 2012. Mrs. Terlizzi was born on September 16, 1936, in New York City to Frank and Elvira (Gordian) Irizarry. On April 7, 1956, she married Carmine Terlizzi in Yonkers. She worked in the Production Department for IBM, in Fishkill, before her retirement in 1994. In her spare time, some of […]