JFK School Breakfast Club Benefits Brewster Students and Teachers Alike



Faculty and staff at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Brewster occasionally don’t mind losing sleep because they are honing their literary skills while directly benefiting their students. Fourteen teachers joined Principal Robin Young prior to the start of the school day last week for the hour-long discussion and breakfast. Young was united with educators Jenn Melton, Mary Smith, […]

Busy Day: Four House Fires Within 24 Hours



It was a busy Easter-eve for firefighters throughout the region as four house fires kept emergency responders on the go. A blaze broke out at a home on Fair Street in Carmel when embers from a living room fireplace ignited a wood floor. When the house filled with smoke, detectors alerted the family and a call to 9-1-1 brought crews […]

Road Improvement Funds for Putnam



Winter’s arctic cold temperatures combined with a variety of frozen precipitation has left roads throughout the county in deplorable condition. From Interstates 84 and 684, along with the Taconic State Parkway carrying thousands of vehicles daily to secondary and tertiary roads such as Maple Road in Southeast, Bullet Hole Road in Mahopac, South Mountain Pass in Garrison, Pudding Street in […]

From the Chamber

Small Business Regulatory Watch To Warn Of Government-Created Pitfalls

State Senator Terrence P. Murphy, Chairman of the State Administrative Rules and Regulations Commission, has established a small business regulatory watch to make fellow small business owners (he owns 2) aware of rules which can adversely affect them. This was in response to New York consistently being ranked 49th on the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index. “Unelected rule […]

Developer Says ‘No’ to Big Tax Breaks



In a highly unusual move, Butterfield developer Paul Guillaro applied for only some of the tax breaks available to such projects from the county’s Industrial Development Agency. The project would allow for an expansion of county services in Cold Spring, as well as provide senior housing, possible post office and retail space, and a new senior center. The project will […]

Metro-North Schedule Changes on Harlem Line



Metro North has several changes in store for riders using the Harlem Line later this month. Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan said effective April 26, on weekends, the railroad will be adding a new train from Grand Central to Southeast while extending five trains that currently begin or end their runs at Mount Kisco to serve Putnam riders. The new 1:22 […]

Worship Listings



CHUANG YEN MONASTERY2020 Rte 301, Carmel 845-228-4283/4288 baus.org bauscym@aol.com Sunday programs: 9-10am – Chanting and Meditation, 10-11am – Dharma Talk, 11am-12pm – Noon Book Discussion Group, Vegetarian lunch, Saturdays & Sundays, 12-1pmCHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHRoute 311 at Maple Ave., Patterson jangled@aol.com Holy Eucharist every Saturday afternoon at 5DREW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 28 Gleneida Aenue, Carmel, 845-225-2019 www.4UMchurches.com,drewumc1@gmail.com Pastor Jenn Tiernan-Bindler Worship […]

Emanuel Ferreri



Emanuel Ferreri, 73, passed away at his home in Pawling surrounded by his loving family, Saturday, April 4, 2015. Born in Manhattan on October 18, 1941, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Margaret (Malara) Ferreri. He married Eleanor Stender on April 25, 1964, and was a banker at Citibank of New York City before he retired. […]

James F. Ferrick



James F. Ferrick of Mahopac, NY, passed away on April 4, 2015, at the age of 95. He was born in Manhattan on June 18, 1919, the son of James and Delia Flynn Ferrick. James was the owner of Craftsman Auto Body in Mahopac until he sold the business in the late 1980s. He served for many years on both […]

Stations of the Cross Celebrated in Brewster on Good Friday



Hundreds of Putnam’s newest residents from Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and Puerto Rico converged in downtown Brewster on Good Friday evening to celebrate a 2000 year old tradition—the Stations of the Cross. Deacon John Baffa of St. Lawrence O’Toole Church, who helped to coordinate the celebration, explained that the “Hispanic community decided to remember the passion that our Lord Jesus […]