Troopers are rounding up alleged drunken drivers in record numbers as the incidence of DWI in the greater Putnamsouthern Dutchess-northern Westchester region has become terribly frightening. Nineteen motorists were arrested in recent days by State Police from the Brewster, Stormville, East Fishkill, Somers, Wappingers and Cortlandt barracks. Of the 19, twelve of the arrests either involved Putnam residents or the […]
Undefeated Brewster Football Sails Into The Semifinals
BREWSTER – There is an account on Twitter called ‘Smack High’, where anonymous high school users can talk a little smack about rival schools or opponents. Last week, somebody from Somers High School dismissed Brewster football, implying the Bears weren’t as strong as their undefeated record might indicate because of their alleged weaker schedule. Forgetting for a moment that Brewster […]
Mahopac Boys’ Soccer Knocked Out
NEW ROCHELLE – The season came to an end for the Mahopac High School boys’ soccer team last Thursday when the Indians lost to New Rochelle, 2-0, in the Section 1, Class AA playoffs. It was a first-round matchup between No. 9 Mahopac and the eighth-seeded Huguenots. “It was a good game on both sides,” Mahopac coach Jim Gencarelli said. […]
Mahopac Girls’ Soccer Stuns No. 1 Seed, Readies For Sectional Semifinals
CHAPPAQUA – Is this shades of 2014 for the Mahopac High School girls’ soccer team? The Indians made a memorable run to the Section 1, Class AA finals that year, and 2016 is looking very similar after No. 9 Mahopac upset the No. 1 seed, Horace Greeley, 3-2, in a quarterfinal game that went to penalty kicks. Mahopac will now […]
New Rochelle Eliminates Carmel Football
NEW ROCHELLE – The Carmel High School football team had its five-game winning streak snapped, but not without a fight. The Rams held No. 2 seed and defending Section 1, Class AA champion New Rochelle to a single score last Friday night, but Carmel couldn’t muster any offense of its own and the No. 7 seed fell 6-0. That eliminates […]
Putnam elections officials taking all precautions for Election Day
Putnam County Elections Commissioner Anthony Scannapieco has assured the public that local voters balloting on Election Day have nothing to worry about as to whether their vote will be tallied properly. Some residents expressed concern that machines manufactured by the British company controlled by George Soros might result in certain votes becoming corrupted.Scannapieco told the Courier and PCNR Thursday “none of […]
Three injured in TSP crash
Three people were injured Friday afternoon in a one vehicle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley that closed the northbound lanes for several hours.The mishap took place at 1:23 p.m. when according to State Police Captain Dominic Chiumento, a van owned by the NYS Office of Developmental Disabilities was headed northbound and in the vicinity of Stillwater […]
Shocker: Mom and dad accused of bringing kids to drug deal
A Mahopac Falls couple faces felony charges for allegedly bringing their two infants, aged three weeks and two years, to a drug deal in Mahopac that was set up as undercover sting by the Countywide Narcotics Task Force.Captain William McNamara identified the couple Friday afternoon as Philip Callaci, 49 and Dawn Lagatella, 38, both of Parker Drive.McNamara said the couple, […]
Legislature adopts 2017 county budget
Following three weeks of discussion and debate, and a public hearing attended by a dozen residents primarily from western Putnam, who charged that county lawmakers were not transparent in their budget deliberations, the Putnam Legislature Thursday night adopted its 2017 fiscal spending plan totaling $100,000 more than the $153.1 million budget proposed by County Executive Mary Ellen Odell in early […]
Beware Batman! Brewster man beaten at Bronx Halloween party
A brawler in a Batman costume brutally assaulted a Brewster man at a Bronx Halloween party. The 24-year-old victim, not identified by police, was admitted to Allen Pavilion Hospital in critical condition with what authorities described as “bleeding on the brain.”An NYPD spokesman said the alleged attack took place at Fenwick’s Bar in the north Bronx early Sunday when the assailant […]