Drug Crisis in Our Backyard Forum Planned



The death of a child from a narcotics overdose is something that every parent fears. Two local families who experienced such heartache and grief when their sons fatally overdosed on heroin earlier this year want others in the community to refrain from undergoing such sadness and have organized a forum next Wednesday, October 9, entitled, Drug Crisis in Our Backyard. […]

Brewster Football Wins First Game

Mahopac earns shutout; Carmel falls to 0-4

BREWSTER – Victory ! The Brewster High School football team grew quite comfortable with winning last year, reeling off eight consecutive victories to win the league championship and earn a berth in the Section One, Class A playoffs, where it advanced to the semifinals before finally losing. This year? Not so much. Until this past weekend. The Bears won their […]

Football Previews



The Bears notched their first win last week & look for more WHO: Gorton (2-2) at Brewster (1-3) WHEN: Friday, Oct. 4 WHERE: Brewster High School TIME: 7 p.m. BREWSTER PLAYER TO WATCH: Kyle Catalano. Big overall game for the junior in last week’s 22-21 upset of Eastchester. Catalano had a pass reception for a touchdown, returned a kickoff 88 […]

Carmel Volleyball Takes Title in its Own Tourney



CARMEL – It’s a pretty cool event that Carmel High School hosts every year, an annual day-long volleyball tournament. Only thing is, in the 10 years of its existence the Rams have never won it. Now that distinction can be erased. Carmel swept the two games in the finals against Brewster, and the Rams won their own tournament. Carmel coach […]

’Pac Alumni Named as Patriot Player of the Week



Victor DiFusco tore up the gridiron during his days at Mahopac High School and now the 2011 graduate of MHS, a junior linebacker at Fordham University, is back on par following a debilitating back injury and has been named as Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week. DiFusco played in 11 games at Fordham before suffering a back injury that […]

Brewster Boys Soccer Finding its Groove, Wins Over Arlington B and Pawling



FREEDOM PLAINS – The Brewster High School boys soccer team is hitting its stride, putting together solid back-to-back victories over Arlington B and Pawling in the last week. Martin Saljanin and Cameron Diebold both scored on Monday, and the Bears beat Arlington B, 2-1, with a somewhat depleted roster. “Both our centerbacks were out, so it was nice to get […]

’Pac Boys Soccer Shines in Loss to Arlington



MAHOPAC – Can a loss be a barometer to measure a team’s success? It can for the Mahopac High School boys soccer team. The Indian lost to Arlington on Monday, 3-1. What’s significant there is that Arlington is the defending New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AA champions. The team has opened the season with eight consecutive […]

Chris Layton Is Finalist in Empire State Photo Contest



Chris Layton is not only the staff photographer for both the PCN&R and its sister paper the PUTNAM COUNTY COURIER, but one of Chris’s amazing photos was selected as a finalist in the second annual “My Empire State Building” photo contest. The honored images were submitted by photography enthusiasts around the nation. Chris’s photo and others will be showcased in […]

Cigarette Sales Ban Fails



Despite impassioned pleas from Legislators Sam Oliverio of Putnam Valley and Barbara Scuccimarra of Philipstown, by a 7-2 vote, the Putnam Legislature last Wednesday evening rejected a resolution that would have banned the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies countywide.The Legislature’s Health and Education Committee last month forwarded the measure to the full legislature after committee chairman Sam Oliverio described cigarette […]

Heavy Trucks To Be Banned From Peekskill Hollow Road



The elimination of oversized commercial vehicles on Peekskill Hollow Road as it traverses from Putnam Valley to Kent will soon come to fruition once signs are installed on the dangerous and winding road.By a unanimous vote Wednesday evening, the Putnam Legislature supported the determination of Commissioner of Highways and Facilities Fred Pena that after much research and legal opinions from […]