Brewster Boys Fall at John Jay



WICCOPEE – It was, in every sense of the cliché, a tale of two halves. Brewster High School’s Harry Dignan had a solid first half, but John Jay-East Fishkill’s Isaiah Tullo carried the second half, and that was enough for the host Patriots to beat the Bears on Friday night, 60-57, in a non-league game. Tullo, who had a conventional […]

Mahopac Girls Over Carmel



MAHOPAC – Amanda Geyer and Claire Felix each had 14 points on Friday night, as the Mahopac High School girls’ basketball team rolled over rival Carmel, 47-28, in a league game. Most of the damage came in the second half as Mahopac pulled away from a low-scoring first half with a 16-9 halftime lead. “We played well defensively and moved […]

Strong Showing for Carmel Grapplers





The Carmel varsity wrestlers competed in the Wrangle In The Plains Tournament on Friday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21, with several strong performances. Matt Purdy placed first in the 145lb weight class; Ben Rivera also placed first in the 152lb weight class. Dorian Mcmath placed 2nd in the 138lb weight class and Ryan Duffelmeyer placed third in the 106lb. […]

Brewster Graduate Killed in Snowmobile Crash



A Brewster High School graduate has been killed in a snowmobile crash in Sidney, Maine. Authorities in the Pine Tree state identified the victim as Jeffrey Fisher, 31, whose body was found Wednesday along the shore of Lake Messalonskee. According to Maine game warden Sgt. Terry Hughes, Fisher, who was wearing a helmet, was driving his Arctic Cat snowmobile when […]

Borsari’s Comeback Year Inspiring For Brewster Hoops



Take a look at that picture. It just might be the most encouraging photo of the year. That’s Brewster standout Julia Borsari with the basketball, driving to the hoop, something she just did not do enough of last year. Not for the sake of trying, of course. No, Borsari was struck down by illness after just seven games into the […]

Carmel Cheerleading Squad Wins Two Consecutive Competitions



Kudos to Carmel cheerleading! Back to back tournaments, and back to back tournament titles for the Rams. Three weeks ago it was the Minisink Valley competition where Carmel took first. Two weekends ago, the Rams won again, besting New Rochelle, Yorktown and Tappan Zee in a competitive tournament. Even better, the Carmel JV also attended the competition and tied for […]

A Night To Celebrate Draws Huge Crowd



Three inductees into the Brewster High School Hall of Fame were recognized Saturday evening when the Brewster Sports Foundation hosted its 10th annual fundraising gala. John Kinnane, Ethan Meyer and Erin Taylor were lauded for their efforts both on the athletic field as well as in the classroom. Only Ethan and Erin were able to attend and both expressed their […]

Section of I-84 in Dutchess County closed

Route 6/202 also briefly closed from Rt 9 to 9D

Motorists heading toward the Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge along westbound I-84 are experiencing delays this morning as the result of a rollover tractor trailer crash that has closed the interstate westbound from Exit 11 to Exit 12.Another road closure has taken place in Putnam on Route 301 in Carmel. A pick-up truck plow ignited around 7 this morning near the […]

Pick up truck destroyed in early morning blaze



A Chevy Silverado pickup truck was destroyed by fire Tuesday when it ignited on Route 301 between Glenvue Drive and Gleneida Ridge Road in Carmel. The vehicle went up in flames around 7 a.m. as its driver, not identified by police, was headed eastbound to plow out a driveway.The operator jumped from his vehicle and escaped injury.Carmel FD personnel under the […]

President Trump’s refugee Executive Order gets mixed reaction



President Trump’s executive order related to refugees from Islamic parts of the world is getting mixed reaction, with leading area Democrats calling it ill-advised. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney of Cold Spring Sunday called the latest salvo form the White House ill-advised: “If the President wants to keep out dangerous terrorists, I am all for it; but shutting out people for […]