Fonseca Out; Kraus Moves Up as Chief ADA



Joseph Fonseca, Putnam’s Chief Assistant District Attorney, has resigned to return to private practice. Fonseca joined county employment on January 1, 2016, when Robert Tendy became District Attorney succeeding Adam Levy. Tendy told this reporter Friday that “Joe came to me a couple of weeks ago and advised that he had decided to continue with his private law practice which […]

Fundraising Scam Reported In Brewster



A fundraising scam has been reported in the Brewster School District. Superintendent Valerie Henning-Piedmonte reported Saturday that several residents of the greater Brewster area had received phone calls from individuals soliciting funds for the Brewster High School Track team. Henning-Piedmonte assured the public that “it is not the practice of our district to engage in any fundraising by calling, texting, […]

Three Escape Burning Home In Putnam Valley on Monday



Three members of a Putnam Valley family escaped their burning home last Monday evening when alerted by the sounds of a smoke detector. Putnam Valley firefighters were summoned to the Klubnick residence on Peekskill Hollow Road around 8:00 pm and according to Chief David Anderson found flames and smoke inside the two story wood frame home. The chief sounded a […]

No One Jumping This Time!



Emergency services personnel from both sides of the Hudson raced to the Bear Mountain Bridge Thursday afternoon for a report of someone jumping from the bridge. This time the story had a happy ending. Police said the alleged jumper was a woman out for a walk on a glorious afternoon who after parking her car on Route 9D in the […]

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