Gabby Picca Collects Gently Used Prom Dresses



Thanks to the efforts of a Carmel High School freshman, young ladies in need of a party dress or a prom outfit will soon be able to obtain one without going through the excessive expense. Gabby Picca, 14, has begun collecting gently used prom dresses, which will be catalogued and made available for young women in need of an outfit […]

AAA Carting to Continue Waste Pick-up in Carmel Area



Carmel Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt defended the town’s vetting process in picking a garbage vendor, and said he is not concerned that the owners of AAA Carting of Yorktown, which recently began municipal garbage pickups for residential customers in the greater Carmel-Mahopac-Mahopac Falls area, were among 29 people indicted last week. They were charged in connection with organized crime’s influence on […]

2012 was Busiest Yet for Fire, EMS



Putnam County’s 13 volunteer fire departments and four independent volunteer ambulance corps experienced their busiest year in history in 2012 by responding to 9,538 calls. The astonishing figures were released last week by Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator James Ciulla and by Emergency Medical Services Director Robert Cuomo. The Brewster Fire Department led the list by responding to 2,041 calls during […]

Calamity Averted in Patterson



A calamity was averted in Patterson when a contractor plowing snow outside the Fox Run Condominiums off Bullet Hole Road in Patterson accidentally knocked over two 100-pound propane tanks, spewing gas into the air. Last Thursday’s near catastrophe located between buildings 2 and 3 forced the evacuation of residents and the closing of parking lots around the complex. Patterson FD […]

Mahopac High School Probe Continues



It’s been almost two months since a popular assistant principal at Mahopac High School was reassigned and school officials say the investigation of Troy Bilyeu is continuing. In mid-December, the Mahopac Board of Education hired Glenn Weeks, a recently retired assistant principal from Suffern High School in Rockland County to fill in for the 15 year Mahopac career educator, who […]

21st Century Surgery Performed at Hospital



Gallbladder surgery was often a major procedure with abdominal discomfort for days, blood loss, lengthy hospital stays and scarring. The medical procedure has taken on 21st century dimensions at Putnam Hospital Center now that Dr. Carl Calica performed the first daVinci Single-Site cholecystectomy by removing a woman’s gallbladder through a tiny incision in the belly button, making the procedure virtually […]

Gun Map Did Lasting Damage, Putnam Says




Several Putnam County officials expressed anger with the Westchester-based Journal News, even after the newspaper removed a map from its website that published the personal information of legal handgun owners. The removal Friday evening marked the Gannett-owned Journal News’ capitulation following weeks of withering criticism after it had posted an interactive map that included names and addresses of gun permit […]

Wireless Zone Opens in Patterson



Dan Smacchia was captain of the worst college football team in the nation. During his four years at Sienna College, the team won four games in four years. “We were pretty bad in the early 2000s,” said the former All-American who had workouts with both the Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals before being injured during his senior year and deciding […]

Putnam to Enact Hydrofracking Law



The Putnam Legislature will be adopting a hydrofracking law next month to prohibit fracking waste from being accepted into any of the county’s 45 waste waster facilities be they publicly or privately owned. The legislature’s Health Committee consisting of Chairman Sam Oliverio of Putnam Valley, Legislator Barbara Scuccimarra of Philipstown and Anthony DiCarlo of Mahopac unanimously approved the new law […]

Sports Foundation Donates $35,000 Brewster Track



The new year promises to be an exciting one in the Brewster School District once the high school track undergoes a complete renovation. Thanks to the Brewster Sports Foundation that project will become reality later this year. Foundation representatives presented the Brewster Board of Education last week with a $35,000 check earmarked for the renovation. John Frates, president of the […]