Putnam Panthers Youth Hockey Champs at March Metldown



The Putnam Panthers have brought home the gold. The 11 and 12 year olds were crowned champions last week in their age division at the 22nd annual March Meltdown Tournament held at the Trinity Pawling School. Panthers Pee Wee’s manager Craig Bricker called the championship game a “thriller right to the end” as the Panthers defeated the Yale Bulldogs 5-4 […]

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Cycling Event Brings Tourism

Each year, Putnam County hosts a major cycling event which attracts tourists, spurs business and helps people experience the beauty of rolling hills, winding roads and pristine reservoirs. With a large population of outdoorminded residents just to our south, such recreational activities provide a big boost to our local economy. Taking place on Saturday, May 10, from 7AM to 4PM, […]

Four Locals in Senior Basketball Game



No local teams are involved in this weekend’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association basketball championships, but some will still have one more chance to play some high school hoops. The Lower Hudson Basketball Coaches Association has organized its annual Senior Games, to be held on March 20 at Sleepy Hollow High School. There were so many seniors […]

$100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold in Brewster



Someone is walking around Brewster with a winning $100,000 lotto ticket. Officials in Fishkill confirmed last Friday that the ticket was sold at the Brewster Superette on Carmel Avenue in Brewster for the March 5 jackpot that totaled $10 million. While no one took home the big prize, the Putnam issued ticket matched five of the six numbers in addition […]

’Pac Tweets Despicable, But Where’s Mt. Vernon?

Mt. Vernon yet to take responsibility for athletes’ behavior after tweets

First things first, lest somebody think this is a blanket defense of Mahopac High School and the Mahopac community. Because it isn’t. What happened in the aftermath of the Mahopac-Mount Vernon boys basketball team two weeks ago, when some Mahopac students tweeted out racist statements against the largely African-American Mount Vernon community, was despicable. Reprehensible. Awful. Ignorant. Plug in any […]

Spring Practices for Area High Schools



While the state basketball championships this weekend will end the winter season, spring sports officially began practice on Monday for Brewster, Carmel and Mahopac high schools. And it was summed up perfectly in a tweet by Mahopac boys lacrosse player Eric Donahue – “Wouldn’t be the first day of lacrosse without snow,” he wrote on the social media site Twitter […]

Coach Kevin Downes Resigns at Mahopac

Latest fallout from racist Tweets

Mahopac High School boys basketball coach Kevin Downes has resigned in the wake of the scandal at the school involving racist tweets. Downes confirmed the news this afternoon after meeting with Mahopac athletic director John Augusta. Downes stepped down of his own volition. He said it was an unfortunate situation but he was “heartbroken” in the aftermath of the incident in which […]

Odell’s State of the County Outlines Year Ahead



County Executive Mary Ellen Odell’s State of the County address ranged from reining in spending to the fight against drugs, from the Year of the Senior Citizen to increasing senior services to promoting tourism.The Putnam County Golf Course ballroom was filled to the rafters with a SRO crowd last Thursday evening for Odell’s third State of the County.Odell praised her […]

Mistrial declared in Ariano rape case



After six days of deliberations and with a jury of six men and six women hopelessly deadlocked, Putnam County Judge James Rooney late Monday afternoon declared a mistrial in the rape case involving Carmel restaurateur Lani Zaimi Ariano, who was accused of  sexually assaulting a female employee last summer.Ariano, 44, proprietor of Ariano’s Restaurant in Mahopac and Ariano’s II in […]