Birthday Bash Aids Habitat for Humanity



Jen Zobel Bieber celebrated her 40th birthday in special fashion. The 40-year-old Purdys resident reached out to Habitat for Humanity and expressed interest in organizing a Birthday Build Day at Putnam Habitat’s latest venture in the Lake Peekskill section of Putnam Valley. Last Saturday, Jen and a dozen friends spent the day at the four bedroom house on Johnson Street […]

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Ideological Battles In Washington Threaten New York Manufacturing

Some significant challenges are affecting New York manufacturing businesses arising from political debates in Washington, and conservative versus liberal ideology appears to be at the forefront of the clash. Here are two examples to consider, one from each side of the spectrum: On June 30, the US Export-Import (“Ex-Im”) Bank charter lapsed due to congressional inaction. This is problematic for […]

Brewster Softball Star Sacchetti Set for Florida Southwestern



Jenna Sacchetti had a phenomenal season by any definition, but when you throw in the fact that Brewster High School softball team opened the season with 22 consecutive victories – losing only in the Section One, Class B title game – you begin to understand how every outing for her on the mound was pressurepacked. Yet she went 15-1 overall […]

Croquet Returns at Sedgewood



Croquet has returned to the Sedgewood Club in Kent. Two years ago, the Mc- Court Cup Croquet tournament visited the exclusive private club, where 50 players competed for the prized trophy that honored Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt. The croquet tourney was the first ever in Putnam County. The game received such rave reviews that this summer Mike Gibbons, a […]

Muddy Puddles Mess Fest Is Romp in Mud to Support Cancer Research



Young and old will be romping in the mud Saturday in Mahopac to raise money and awareness in support of childhood cancer research. The Muddy Puddles Mess Fest is planned for Camp Kiwi in memory of Ty Louis Campbell of Pawling, a five year old, who lost his valiant fight against cancer in 2012. Ty was diagnosed with a malignant […]

An Extra Game For High School Football?



This will be music to high school football coaches’ ears. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced that it voted to allow football teams the option of playing a 10th game this season. This is a significant move given that teams in Section One have been handcuffed by a nine-game schedule in recent years after a move […]

Slumping Renegades Drop Pitcher’s Duel



FISHKILL – The slumping Hudson Valley Renegades fell to the Tri-City Valley- Cats on Tuesday evening by a score of 1-0 at Dutchess Stadium. That was Hudson Valley’s eighth loss in the last 10 games as the team has gone from three games above .500 to a 20-23 mark and in last place in the New York-Penn League’s McNamara Division. […]

Carmel Native Earns Collegiate Honor



ONEONTA – Robert Farrell, a senior at the State University of New York at Oneonta who hails from Carmel, was named a 2015 U.S. Track and Field and Cross County Coaches Association Division III Scholar Athlete for his performance in the classroom. Farrell is a biology major. To qualify as an individual, a student athlete must have compiled a cumulative […]

Healthy Eating from the Start, August 25th at Kent Library



The Kent Public Library is delighted to have Indrani Djhar MS, RD, CDE from Putnam Hospital Center, supervisor of Clinical Nutrition, presenting “Healthy Eating and Creating Good Habits from the Start” on Tuesday, August 25th, from 6:00-7:00 pm. Attendees will be asked to share one healthy snack idea that they and their children love. Together attendees will create a list […]

35 Years of Success at Carmel Flower Shop



Putnam’s business community is rejoicing today. It’s not every day that a company celebrates a major anniversary. Thirty-five years ago today, the late Edward Galligan, who owned a wholesale florist business in White Plains, decided to expand to the north and purchased the former Walter’s Flower Shop located adjacent to the Carmel Post Office. In 1980, the florist relocated to […]