Talk About Robbery, Inside Bank Held Up Before, Leads to Arrest, Huge Response



A Mahopac man has learned the hard way: Don’t talk about robbing a bank when you are doing business in a bank branch that had been held up five months before. John Schoenfelder, 22, of Mahopac, was arrested for falsely reporting an incident last Thursday after he entered the Chase Bank located on Route 118 at the MahopacBaldwin Place line […]

DOGS AND CHILDREN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER



Sunny, Tansy and Rodney have each found a home at Green Chimneys School. Through a partnership with the Animals for Adoption dog shelter in Ulster County, the three mixed breed dogs are working with experienced trainers along with Green Chimneys staff and children to prepare them for loving homes. During a visit to the sprawling Green Chimneys campus located at […]

Seed Starting with Putnam Valley Grange



On Saturday, April 26 the Putnam Valley Grange is hosting ‘Seed Starting 101’. Come to this class and get gardening early by starting seeds indoors. They will discuss germination requirements for various seeds and how to schedule your seeds for the growing seasons. They will also be making homemade seed starting containers using common household objects such as newspaper and […]

‘Men Who Cook’ for PARC



The Patterson Rotary would like to invite you to their annual “Men Who Cook” fundraiser on Saturday, April 26th, at 6:00 PM at the Starr Ridge Banquet Hall in Brewster. The Patterson Rotary, a nonprofit organization of local concerned citizens, started this “foodie fest” to bring the community together and help raise money for local organizations and families in need. […]

Marlana Flannino’s Art Delights



Marlana Flannino’s talent as an artist shined Friday night when her one woman show “Art of Found Objects” opened at the Studio Around the Corner in Brewster. Flannino, a resident of the village who is employed at PARC as a therapist, uses old books and other handmedowns to create her magnificent pieces of work. “My designs come from within and […]

Dinner Guests Charged In Jewelry Theft



Two 19-year-old Brewster women invited to a friend’s home for dinner won’t be asked to return after allegedly stealing jewelry from their host while the meal was being served. The Sheriff’s Department arrested Kiana Marie Cable and Kelly Ann DeBenedetto last week following a nine month investigation into the theft of the precious gems that reportedly occurred last August 15. […]

Putnam Youth Forum Attracts Students From Across the County



One hundred young men and women from Brewster, Carmel, Mahopac, Haldane and Putnam Valley High Schools learned about teen addictions, the media, college and sex along with other topics during last week’s 20th annual Putnam Youth Forum, The gathering at the Clearpool Outdoor Education Center in western Kent allowed teens to discuss a myriad of issues in an open and […]

Heroin Epidemic Kills 38 Young People Across Putnam



Putnam’s heroin scourge has reached epidemic proportions with 38 young people fatally overdosing since 2012 and arrests increasing countywide for heroin sales and possession by more than 300 percent. The startling revelations were made Friday at a forum in Mahopac attended by school and town officials from throughout the Putnam, northern Westchester, south- ern Dutchess region—a gettogether coordinated by State […]

Hossu Not Guilty in Rape Case



Alexandru Hossu, the former personal trainer of District Attorney Adam Levy, who was found not guilty last week of raping a 12-year-old Southeast girl three years ago, may soon be released from jail. Hossu was transferred from the Putnam Correctional Facility to a federal prison in Orange County hours after being exonerated in the child rape case last Thursday afternoon […]

Putnam Area Rapid Transit Rolls to a New Operator



Vincent Tamagna is smiling these days. Tamagna, Putnam’s Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Chairman of the Putnam County Transportation Advisory Council, has reason to after MV Transportation of Dallas, Texas, assumed the operations of the county’s municipal bus system. The new corporation, which replaces First Transit, will operate not only PART’s fixed routes but para-transit and school bus transit services […]