Three Burned at Southeast Fireworks Display



The Fourth of July fireworks display took on a frightening scene Thursday night when debris from the pyrotechnics began falling onto the large crowd gathered at the Highlands Shopping Center in Southeast. For the first time fireworks were held at the shopping plaza off Route 312 and I-84 and crowds of people congregated to watch the colorful display. Midway through […]

Legislature Proclaims 4-H Fair Week in Putnam



Preparation for Putnam’s 42nd annual 4-H Fair is in full swing and last week at its regular monthly meeting, the county Legislature proclaimed the week of July 22-28 as Putnam County 4-H Fair Week. Chairman Richard Othmer congratulated Cornell Cooperative Extension Director Marjorie Keith and her staff consisting of adults as well as teens for coordinating the fair each year […]

Tom Chapin To Perform Friday



America’s singer/songwriter Tom Chapin will perform with friends at Arts on the Lake on Friday, July 12, at 7 p.m. In a career with 23 albums and three Grammy awards, Tom Chapin began performing professionally as a teenager in the early 1960s alongside his siblings Harry and Steve as The Chapin Brothers. After launching a recording career and playing the […]

Sant Warns on Deed Scam



Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant is urging all Putnam County residents to be on the lookout for a company called “New York Retrieval, Inc.” The company has recently mailed letters to Putnam County residents informing them that for a fee of $59.50, the company can retrieve a certified copy of their deed and mail it back to them. On their […]

Home Sales on the Rebound in Putnam County



Home sales are on the rebound throughout Putnam County, increasing by just under 15 percent for the second quarter of the year. The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, a group representing the real estate industry in the Putnam- Westchester-Rockland-Orange county region reported Monday that sales volume for April, May and June was the “highest second quarter posting since 2010.” In […]

Response to Pataki on Cycling Classic



To the Editor: I would like to respond to Tourism Director Libby Pataki’s statement to the PCN&R and COURIER regarding the Putnam Cycling Classic, its associated costs and alleged benefits to Cold Spring. First of all, her list of expenditures ($109,235) was incomplete; based on the information she provided in response to my FOIL request, there were over $114,465 in […]

Putnam Hospital’s Junior Volunteers



Orientation to Raise a Guiding Eyes Puppy



Guiding Eyes for the Blind will hold a series of orientation classes for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer puppy raiser or puppy sitter for the nonprofit organization. Puppy raisers welcome 8-week-old puppies into their homes then with full support from Guiding Eyes. They love, nurture, and educate the puppies for a 14 to 16 month period before sending them […]

Reunion Planned for Brewster Classes of 1959-1963



Members of the Brewster High School classes of 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963 were the first generation to say something was “cool” without referring to the weather. Classmates were in their teens when music really started to rock and roll. Elvis and Rickey Nelson were every girl’s heartthrob. Teens who graduated from the hallowed halls of BHS from 50 […]

Mahopac Man Faces Life Imprisonment



Carmel Police worked overtime over the holidays and have apprehended a 23-year-old Mahopac man described by Chief Michael Johnson as a “major drug dealer in Putnam County.” The arrest of Thomas Scovotti on Independence Day culminated a fourmonth investigation into the illegal distribution of narcotics, said the chief. When detectives raided the man’s home at 4:50 p.m. they recovered 1,100 […]