97 Dine on Homemade Pasta in Carmel



What a feast! Members of the Carmel Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary hosted a pasta dinner Saturday evening to help celebrate the fire service’s 100th anniversary. The largest crowd ever attended the annual event and the 97 guests enjoyed themselves tremendously. Under the direction of Gina Iannucelli, a small army of auxiliary members prepared homemade Italian delights including spaghetti and meatballs, […]

High achievers



Military Air Force Airman Steven Morales graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science […]

Dangerous Ice Closes Rt. 9D at Breakneck



Motorists traveling along Route 9D in northern Philipstown found themselves dodging chunks of ice over the weekend due to the late winter thaw. Police were forced to close a section of the highway Saturday evening, near the banks of the Hudson in the vicinity of the Breakneck Tunnel, when huge chunks of ice fell onto the road narrowly avoiding striking […]

Putnam Hospital Diabetes Presentation Tuesday



More than 29 million Americans have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Come learn about diabetes and the risk factors contributing to it at Putnam Hospital Center from noon to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, cafeteria annex, 670 Stoneleigh Ave. Nurse and Diabetes Educator Joanne Greene, Dietitian Supervisor Indrani Dhar and members of the Wound Care […]

Cultures Blend at Carmel High International Dinner



The cafeteria at Carmel High School Friday night resembled a fine restaurant at the United Nations when a wide variety of food was made available at the school’s annual International Dinner. The aroma of home cooked delicacies from Spain, China, France, Italy, Mexico and India permeated the mess hall where guests of all ages dined on the home cooked dishes. […]

Designation of Kent Sex Offender to Remain



A former Town of Kent man who is about to be released from a state prison following a nine-year stint for a sex-abuse conviction will remain as a Level 3 Violent Sexual offender following a hearing in Putnam County Court. The Putnam County District Attorney’s Office successfully argued last week that Christopher Manstrelli’s current status—New York State’s toughest Sex Offender […]

$7 Theft Leads to Arrest



A Mahopac woman is facing charges of larceny that could send her to jail for up to a year for the alleged theft of a Beenie Baby doll valued at seven dollars. Yorktown Police arrested Danielle Carey, 24, Sunday after the owner of the Taconic Pharmacy in Jefferson Valley contacted authorities reporting a woman believed to have stolen the doll […]

Brewster Man Convicted of Rape and Sexual Assault



Julio Soto will be an old man when released from state prison following his conviction last week on multiple felony charges stemming from his violent rape of a young woman in Brewster in January 2013. A jury convicted Soto last Wednesday following a six day trial before Putnam County Judge James Reitz. Soto, 37, was charged with Rape in the […]

87 Summoned in I-684 Speed Enforcement Details



For the second week in succession, troopers were out in force on Route 684 and during two six hour details ticketed 87 motorists for a variety of offenses that included speeding, failure to wear a seatbelt, talking on a cell phone while driving and driving an uninspected vehicle. State Police from the Somers, Brewster, Stormville and Hawthorne barracks took part […]

Woman Arrested Following Crash



A Patterson woman is facing a variety of charges following a single car crash in Patterson. The Sheriff’s Department arrested Jean Marie Treanor, 47, last week after her car was found embedded in a snow bank on Route 22 at 12:30 p.m. Sgt. William Mooney said after Deputy Benjamin Levine determined the driver exhibited signs of impairment, she was charged […]