Sifting Through the Sands of Time

FIREMEN’S FAIR TO OPEN IN CARMEL NEXT FRIDAY

Next Friday evening the annual fair of the Carmel fire department will open on the shore of Lake Gleneida at the library corner and continue on Saturday evening and Labor Day. This is the last one of the fairs conducted by the fire departments in this section and will prove your last opportunity to have a gala time at these […]

Carmel FD Celebrates 100th



Ideal weather and enthusiastic crowds greeted thousands of firefighters and members of marching bands Saturday when the Carmel Fire Department celebrated its 100th anniversary. Fire apparatus of every color, age, type and description—all so shiny that those seated along the sidelines actually saw their reflections in the vehicles as they passed by—drove along the parade route accompanied by members of […]

Candidates’ Forum For District Attorney



Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Putnam County, and co-hosted by the Putnam County Chambers of Commerce, the Candidates’ Forum will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, at the Italian American Club, 141 Bucks Hollow Road, Mahopac. The program for the Forum will include introductions by the candidates, followed by questions prepared by […]

Utility Scams Reported By Central Hudson



Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation is warning its customers about a new bill-payment scam. The utility which provides service to residents of both eastern and western Putnam—natural gas on the east and electricity on the west— reported receiving multiple reports of customers being contacted by telephone from individuals claiming to be with or representing Central Hudson and stating that […]

Odell Calls for State Mandate Relief



County Executive Mary Ellen Odell has called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to keep a campaign promise by assisting municipalities with mandate relief. Odell said while she supports the state-imposed tax cap, “a key component on the state level is lacking. State mandates continue to kill counties. They must be reduced.” Odell said Albany lawmakers refuse to look at mandate relief: […]

Safety Signs Installed Along Roadways



Kent Police are busy this week not chasing after bad guys but reminding the public that school bells will be ringing in the 2015-16 school term starting next Tuesday. Sgt. Kevin Owens and Officer Darren Cea installed several Drive Safely—Back to School signs along Route 301 and Peekskill Hollow Road Tuesday. “Children will be waiting at their bus stops in […]

Four-Time DWI Loser From Putnam Valley Nabbed Again



A Putnam Valley man convicted of DWI-related offenses four times since 2005 is back in jail again following his arrest for DWAI-Drugs by State Police. Mustafa Aljariri, 32, was arrested Monday by troopers from the Cortlandt barracks who investigated a property damage crash in Lake Mohegan. Troop K Public Information Officer Trooper Melissa McMorris said that while interviewing the driver […]

Every Parent’s Worry: A Careless Driver



School bells ring in the 2015-16 school year next week and local officials are urging caution since thousands of boys and girls will be waiting at bus stops from Brewster to Cold Spring and from Patterson to Garrison. Classes resume after the summer recess in Putnam Valley and Carmel on Tuesday, followed on Wednesday in Brewster, Garrison, North Salem and […]

Levy & Tendy Both Cite Background Ahead of Primary



Candidates vying for county, town and village races in November presented their goals and aspirations Tuesday evening at a “Meet and Greet” event organized by the League of Women Voters and the Putnam Chambers of Commerce. Seventy-five people were on hand for the program at the Putnam County Golf Course in Mahopac. District Attorney Adam Levy, who is facing a […]

Mahopac Sophomore Hailed as Hero in I-684 Trucker Rescue



Cole Fitzpatrick doesn’t consider himself a hero, yet the 15-year-old Mahopac High School sophomore’s quick action averted a calamity for a New Jersey trucker whose rig jackknifed on Route 684 in Southeast earlier this month. The 59-year-old resident of New Jersey was behind the wheel and for an unknown reason, his big rig jackknifed and slid off the highway, trapping […]