Bears Swept by Somers in Volleyball



BREWSTER – Despite a strong effort, the Brewster High School volleyball team fell to Somers, 25-22, 25-11 and 25-22. Senior captain Serena Murphy had six kills, one ace and five digs to pace the Bears. Senior Leah Sullivan had four kills, eight assists, one ace and five digs. Senior setter added Erin Hurley had six assists, two aces and seven […]

Mahopac Field Hockey Crushes Lourdes



POUGHKEEPSIE – The Mahopac High School field hockey team showed no mercy to Our Lady of Lourdes on Monday. Julia Stack had the hat trick with three goals, and the Indians beat the host Warriors in the Town of Poughkeepsie, 9-1. Mikaela DiBello added two goals for Mahopac. Sarah Lilley, Jane Kasparian, Tara Kirby and Sarah Quarto all had one […]

Brewster Founders Day Called the Best Yet



The Coalition for a Better Brewster had its work cut out for itself. Sunday’s 23rd annual Street Fair, which attracted more than 2,000 people to the downtown business district, was called the “best yet.” The annual event celebrated the village’s founding by Walter Brewster. A variety of exhibits, demonstrations, educational programs, a wide variety of food and activities for children […]

South Carolina deputy sheriff, formerly of Carmel, mourned in Putnam



South Carolina Deputy Sheriff Joseph Matuskovic, a 1990 graduate of Carmel High School, who was shot and killed this week by a crazed gunman in Charleston, was remembered Thursday at the Putnam County 9-11 memorial observance in Carmel.Matuskovic was gunned down by a man who took his own life but not before seriously wounding another deputy sheriff during an early […]

Richard W. Vanderhoff



Richard W. Vanderhoff, 73, of Lake Carmel, passed away on September 10, 2014. Mr. Vanderhoff was born on November 30, 1940 to Henry and Helen (Walsh) Vanderhoff in Yonkers. On December 10, 1960 he married the love of his life, Maria Salustri in Yonkers, NY. Rich was a Maintenance Supervisor of the paint department for Westchester County, in White Plains, […]

Thunder Ridge owner, Putnam County National Bank, promises to keep resort open



Winter skiers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the owner of Thunder Ridge in Patterson has promised to open the ski resort for the season despite its managers announcing their retirement.On Thursday, Bob Conklin, who with his wife Mary managed the popular Patterson resort for 20 years, told this reporter that the ski area would most likely be […]

Hundreds pause to remember in Carmel



The tradition continued in Carmel on September 11, when 500 men, women and children paused and reflected on the tragedy that befell mankind 13 years ago during terrorist attacks on the U.S.A brief and solemn service took place at Cornerstone Park in downtown Carmel and featured comments from the president-emeritus of the Putnam Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police […]

9/11 Never Forget Mobile exhibit arrives in Brewster

Many hundreds line road to school

The 9-11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit, dedicated to commemorate those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, arrived at Brewster High School Monday with great pageantry. More than 1,200 students lined Foggintown Road in Southeast waving American flags, many carrying signs and cheering “USA-USA-USA” as a caravan of 100 motorcycles along with police cars, fire trucks, ambulances and rescue vehicles […]