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Putnam to Celebrate National Day of Prayer



Many of Putnam’s movers and shakers will be up early October 8 to attend the county’s Leadership Prayer Breakfast at Putnam National Golf Club in Mahopac. Leaders in the fields of education, politics and the business world have been reflecting on their faith in God in Putnam County since 1991 when Dr. Patrick Delamere and Putnam Senior Judge John Sweeny […]

Daniel Anthony Viola



Dan passed away peacefully at home Saturday September 14, 2013, with his wife Claudia by his side. He lived in Carmel, N.Y., for over 55 years before relocating to Healdsburg, Ca. Dan opened his first restaurant when he was 21, and over the next 40+ years, he owned and/or managed 10 establishments in New York, Connecticut and California until his […]

Walk in My Shoes Program Will Simulate Poverty Experience



Temple Beth Shalom in Mahopac will be the place next Friday, October 4, for a unique event. The Putnam Community Action Program (CAP) has planned an interactive awareness event relating to poverty. CAP Executive Director Judy Callahan explained that trained volunteers will roleplay and “experience the frustration and hopelessness that people feel when experiencing poverty. The simulation will help the […]

Carmel Rotary and Supermarket ‘Fill the Truck’ to Feed the Hungry in Putnam



Members of the Carmel Rotary and Shoprite Supermarket of Carmel are joining forces this weekend to assist those having a difficult time in providing food for their families. On Saturday and Sunday, Rotary members and volunteers will be stationed outside the market off Route 52 at the Carmel-Kent line requesting shoppers exiting the store to donate a non-glass, non-perishable grocery […]

No Alcohol in Teen’s Death



Steven D’Ottavio, 19, a 2012 graduate of Brewster H.S. killed in August while visiting a college friend in Michigan, was sober at the time. D’Ottavio died in the early morning crash when his 1994 Firebird reportedly failed to stop for a flashing red light, resulting in a violent collision with a Chevy Blazer. Passenger Andrew Holbrook, 19, of Stormville, suffered […]

POLICE BLOTTER

Level III Sex Offender Moves into Lake Carmel

Kent Police have notified the public and Carmel School District that a Level III sex offender has moved into an apartment at 435 Route 52 in Lake Carmel. Hans Kaschura, 27, has been designated as a “sexually violent offender” by the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services following his conviction of 1st degree sexual abuse and sexual conduct against a […]

Putnam Community Service Network Hails Movers and Shakers at Fete



Two dozen of Putnam’s movers and shakers were honored last week when the Putnam Community Service Network hosted its 28th annual Awards Breakfast. More than 250 were on hand at the Clearpool Education Center in western Kent for the event, which has grown tremendously during the past quarter century. Twenty-nine individuals and organizations were nominated for awards and, following a […]

Troopers Make Back-toback to-back DWI Arrests



State Police are asking themselves: “Was it the full moon?” Troopers from the Brewster barracks made back-tobackto-back DWI arrests last Wednesday night and early Thursday when the full moon shone over Putnam County. Catherine Furness, 48, of Carmel, was charged with aggravated DWI after her car was stopped for driving erratically on Main Street in Brewster. Furness provided a breath […]

TYathlon Raises Thousands for Ty Campbell Foundation



More than 200 participants in Putnam’s first annual TYathlon to raise money and awareness in support of childhood cancer research were up before dawn last Saturday, and at 7:30 a.m. entered Lake Mahopac for a quarter mile swim followed by a 10.5 mile bike race and a 5K run around the picturesque lake. The event was held in memory of […]