FROM THE CHAMBER:

Advocating For Business Friendly Legislation

Economic success requires an environment with comparatively little regulation, lower operating costs and reasonable taxes. Here in New York, it seems that we continue to face a regulatory climate that hampers business development, especially in Putnam which relies heavily on family owned small businesses to fuel the county’s economy. For example, there is legislation before a NYS Senate committee (S4343) […]

Seasoned Citizens Welcomed at JFK School




The welcome mat was out Friday at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Brewster when 39 ‘seasoned’ citizens were treated to lunch. The event was sponsored by the Brewster School District in conjunction with the Brewster Teachers Association. John Conroy, assistant principal of the school, described the annual event as “one of the highlights of the school year. The […]

Retired Carmel Police Officer O’Keefe To Spend The Next Year Behind Bars



Richard O’Keefe, the retired Carmel police officer, former Carmel town councilman and previous member of the Mahopac Board of Education, will be spending the next year of his life at the Putnam Correctional Facility, after being sentenced Wednesday in Putnam County Court to one felony count of criminally negligent homicide. The 57-year-old Keefe, dressed in a sports coat, surrounded by […]

Lord and Montanaro to Run for Southeast Town Board



Southeast Democrats will field two candidates seeking election to the Southeast Town Board this fall. John Lord and Melinda Montanaro are running for the council seats now held by Councilwoman Elizabeth Hudak and Councilman Robert Cullen. Lord, a long-time resident of Southeast, said he was running because a “harder working town board can improve our quality of life as well […]

Board Trustee to Vote No on Budget



To the Editor: When I ran for my current seat on the Carmel Board of Education in 2016, I made 3 promises to the people: fiscal responsibility, fight Common Core, and stand with students. The voters responded in the affirmative to this message by delivering a decisive mandate for change. Throughout my time on the Board, including during the current […]

Earth Day Success



To the Editor: Many thanks to the residents of Southeast who continue to grow and support our Earth Day Town wide Clean-Up. While there are too many residents to name individually, a special thanks goes out to the Milltown Road Association who leads by example and has participated in a roadside clean-up for many, many years. Thanks also to the […]

Stormville Man Killed On Taconic



A Stormville man was pronounced dead at Hudson Valley Hospital Center Sunday evening following a single-car crash on the Taconic State Parkway near the Putnam – Westchester line. State Police identified the victim as William Smith, 71. Troop K Public Information Officer Trooper Melissa McMorris said Smith’s Ford sedan was headed northbound around 7:30 pm when, south of Bryant Pond […]

Nina Lopane



Nina Lopane, a 41 year resident of Patterson, NY, died at home on Sunday April 30, 2017. She was 70 years old. Nina was born on August 6, 1946, in the Bronx, NY, daughter to the late Amando and Maria (Gramieri) Trinchitella. She graduated from High School in the Bronx. In October of 1965 she married the love of her […]

Rose Cecere



Rose Cecere, of Brewster, NY, formerly of Yonkers, NY, died peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday May 4, 2017, at Putnam Hospital Center. She was 90 years old. Rose was born on February 9, 1927, in the Bronx, daughter to the late Giovanni and Isabella (Buono) Cotrufo. She graduated from Walton High School in 1945. On May […]

George E. Krauss



George E. Krauss, 75, of Warwick, Rhode Island, formerly of Carmel, New York, passed away on May 5, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. George was born on September 10, 1941, to George and Mary (Siegfried) Krauss in Mahopac, New York. George proudly served our Country with the active US Air Force from 1960 to 1964. He then served 17 […]