Mahopac Teachers Start Off 2015 With New Contract



It was a long time in coming, but the Mahopac Teachers Association and the Board of Education have agreed to a new contract. The five year pact affecting some 450 educators that is retroactive to 2013 extends through the 2017-2018 school year. The agreement adds $500 to the top step in both the current school year as well as the […]

County Launches Internship Program



Winter may be in full swing but county officials have already begun thinking about next summer. County Executive MaryEllen Odell this week encouraged high school, college and graduate students to apply for paid and unpaid summer internship opportunities in county government in conjunction with the Putnam Invests in Leaders of Tomorrow (PILOT) Program. Odell, who conceived the concept in 2013, […]

Sifting Through the Sands of Time

The Burglar is Abroad

Walter B. Dickerman, president of the New York Stock Exchange, reported to the New Rochelle police on December 27 that burglars had entered the farm house on his premises at Quaker Ridge, New Mamaroneck, and had stolen a large amount of property. The robbery was committed early on Sunday morning. Mr. Dickerman owns an extensive stock farm at Quaker Ridge […]

Word of the Week



Dovecote a small compartmented raised house or box for domestic pigeons, a settled or harmonious group or organization

Former Gov. Mario Cuomo Dies; Announcement in Putnam Recalled



Here’s a little known fact most people don’t know: Former Governor Mario Cuomo, whose funeral was Tuesday, first announced his candidacy for governor at just two gatherings: One in Queens, and a Democratic fundraiser in Putnam County. The county’s long time Democratic chair, Robert Bennett of Kent, reflected on that afternoon gathering during an interview with this reporter Friday. Cuomo […]

Crossroads 312 Public Hearing Scheduled



A large crowd is expected to be on hand Jan. 22 when the Southeast Town Board conducts a public hearing regarding a zoning change on the Crossroads 312 project. JPH Development Corporation hopes to erect a four story, 100 room hotel plus four small box retail stores containing 143,000 square feet on space off Route 312 in the vicinity of […]

Veterans Exemption Adopted by Mahopac Board of Education



The Mahopac School District has become the latest to adopt a veterans’ tax exemption, providing relief for those who served in time of war. School trustees unanimously approved the measure last month allowing qualified vets to receive breaks on their school tax bills starting with the 2015- 16 school year commencing on July 1. Mahopac Assistant Supt. for Business Ron […]

Legislature Picks Leaders



The Putnam County Legislature conducted its organizational meeting Tuesday evening before a small gathering at the historic Putnam Courthouse. Except for three members of the media and several county employees and officials, not a single member of the public was in attendance on a frigidly cold evening. By a vote of 6-2-1, the lawmakers reappointed Carl Albano of Carmel as […]

Three Kings Day is a Great Success



Putnam County’s first Three Kings celebration was a tremendous success when dozens of children joined by their parents and grandparents crowded into the Studio Around the Corner in Brewster Tuesday evening. While Santa returned to the North Pole to rest on Christmas night, for thousands of Latin American children the gift-giving and receiving didn’t officially end until the 12th day […]

Influenza: An Epidemic in NY



Cases of the flu in New York State have almost doubled in just a week. It’s a national epidemic and the worst part of the season has yet to arrive. The Centers for Disease Control Friday declared it a plague nationwide. “It’s running rampant,” said Kathy Percacciolo, Putnam Health Department’s Supervising Public Health Nurse, adding: “In New York State alone, […]