Future of Garden Street School Uncertain



The Garden Street School, vacated a year ago when the Brewster School District consolidated its elementaryage population to the JFK Elementary School and the CV Starr Intermediate School, holds the key to the future of the Village of Brewster. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jane Sandbank reported last Friday that her district has retained a Realtor to market the building while […]

Dog Wash for Humane Society



Fido, Buster, Penny and Daisy are all sporting shiny new coats this week thanks to the efforts of a small army of volunteers who spent last Saturday washing the family pets to raise money for the Putnam Humane Society. The society’s semi-annual Dog Wash attracted a large array of pooches of all ages and sizes who were bathed squeaky clean. […]

High Speed Pursuit Leads to Capture of Ct. Motorist



Motorists traveling along the Taconic State Parkway in Kent, Carmel and Putnam Valley thought they were witnessing a cops and robbers thriller when police began chasing a vehicle at speeds of 90 mph. The auto that was reported stolen in Danbury crashed into a guiderail at the Route 6 exit in Jefferson Valley and its driver, Thomas Fogell, 21, of […]

Consul General of Guatemala Visits Brewster



An exciting initiative will be taking place in Brewster next month on Founders Day. In addition to the half-marathon, street fair, exhibits and fine food, for the first time in Putnam history the Guatemalan Consulate will bring a mobile office to the county where Guatemalan constituents will be provided with passport applications and consulate identification cards as well as legal […]

Junior Firefighters Learn the Ropes



Erin Scott looked around the Putnam Fire Training Center in Kent last weekend and beamed with pride. The Lake Carmel resident, who was a driving force behind the creation of the Explorer Training Weekend program that began in 2001, was thrilled how the initiative has grown over the years. “What a great weekend! Young people are making life time friends […]

Putnam’s Hazel Martinez Passes Away

Gold Star Mom, Senior Citizen of the Year, Hailed for Work

Director of Veterans Affairs Karl Rohde remembered Hazel Martinez Tuesday as an “all around great lady.” The 87-year-old resident of Putnam Lake, who passed away July 27, was a Gold Star Mother, having lost her son, Robert Gracia, during the Vietnam War. Martinez was recognized in May as Senior Citizen of the Year in Putnam County for her efforts that […]

Pete Seeger: At 94, Still Strong & Still Singing



Pete Seeger is about as iconic a personality as you can find on the streets around Beacon and Cold Spring. An award-winning musician, folklorist, political activist, and advocate for the Hudson River, he’s been on the national and worldwide cultural radar for all of this century and most of the last one. And, he was recently in the news when […]

I-84 Traffic Nightmares



Motorists traveling along I-84 from Putnam County into Connecticut faced traffic nightmares this week when construction projects in the greater Danbury area backed up eastbound traffic for more than 10 miles into Southeast. Road crews reduced three lanes of traffic into one in order to replace bridges along the heavily traveled interstate. There is no relief for the weary motorist […]

Was Obama Testy in Exchange with Maloney?



An exchange between President Obama and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney regarding a potential loan guarantee for an Orange County biomass project has prompted national attention on whether Obama was testy and dismissive in his reply. The Q&A session with Obama and House Democrats occurred last Wednesday. The project is for Taylor Biomass Energy, a recycling facility in Montgomery. It is […]

DiCarlo Pulls Out of Legislative Race



First-term Putnam Legislator Anthony DiCarlo has withdrawn from the race for reelection to his District No. 9 seat. The Mahopac lawmaker, who is employed full time as a school administrator in Westchester, lost the Carmel GOP nomination in May to former Putnam District Attorney Kevin Wright, who served on the legislature 30 years ago. At the nominating session, 18 members […]