Computer Learning Center For Seniors Registration



The Putnam County Computer Learning Center for seniors holds registration the first Thursday of every month at the William Koehler Senior Center, 180 Route 6 in Mahopac and at the Putnam Valley Senior Center, 117 Town Park Lane, Putnam Valley. Registration hours in Mahopac are from 9:30 – 11:00AM. Putnam Valley registration is from 10:00 – 12:00 Noon. In addition […]

Cunningham’s Corner

Calling Off School in the Age of Social Media

Douglas Cunningham Time evens out a lot of things. One of things that no longer bothers me is whether school is canceled due to weather. I realize not everyone thinks like that. Witness how Facebook lights up when school is canceled. My goodness, those teachers and administrators, they’ll cancel at the drop of a hat! What’s going on in that […]

Rapid Response Averts Calamity In Putnam Valley



A rapid response by firefighters from several departments early Monday averted a calamity for a Putnam Valley family when their home caught fire. Fire horns sounded at 6 a.m. reporting a blaze at 34 Roberts Drive off the Taconic State Parkway in the southern end of the town. Putnam Valley Assistant Chief Larry Cobb arrived minutes later and confirmed a […]

Brewster Men Charged For Drug Possession



Two Brewster residents have court hearings scheduled for March 7 following their arrests by Yorktown Police on drug possession charges. Michael Olsen, 32, and James Davis, 22, were arrested last Wednesday evening on charges of criminal possession of controlled substances and false personation. Police were conducting a special surveillance detail at a service station near the Jefferson Valley Mall when […]

High achievers



Marist College The following students were named to the Marist College Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester: Jessica Campbell, of Putnam Valley, is a member of the Class of 2018 and is majoring in Business Administration. Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University students attended this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which was held from Jan. 19- 29 in Park City, Utah, including: […]

Sifting Through the Sands of Time

NOT FOR ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

Having in mind a continuation of the Federal aid road policy there is now before Congress, the Dowell bill, passed by the House and recommended by the Senate committee, which would authorize the appropriation of $75,000,000 for each of the two years of 1926 – 1927, the money to be spent in conjunction with the several states for the production […]

Word of the Week



univocal yoo-NIV-uh-kul adj : having one meaning only; unambiguous

Putnam Volunteers Create Pinwheels For Prevention



Thousands of pinwheels will be on display throughout Putnam County in the next month thanks to the Pinwheel Campaign, in conjunction with April being declared as Child Abuse Awareness Month. The Child Advocacy Center working with county government will be spearheading the initiative for the second consecutive year. Mary Beth Ross who is coordinating the pinwheel program along with the […]

Legislature to Pay $49 an Hour For Interim Counsel Services



The Putnam Legislature voted unanimously Tuesday to pay deputy county attorneys $49 per hour who attend legislative committee meetings for legal advice until a successor to Clement Van Ross can be found. Van Ross, a fixture on the Putnam Legislature for nearly three decades, was ousted last month at the legislature’s organizational meeting after the lawmakers rescinded a 2015 resolution […]

Carmel Highway Dept. to Restock Fleet of Trucks



The Town of Carmel will soon be replenishing its fleet of small vehicles at a cost not to exceed $300,000. The Town Board last week authorized the floating of a bond to pay for the vehicles which include two Ford lowboys equipped with sanders and spreaders in addition to nine foot plows as well as three all-wheeled drive pickup trucks […]