From the chamber

Studying Putnam County Corridors

Putnam County planners and chamber leadership recently met with Pattern For Progress, a Hudson Valley regional economic development organization. Under a 2015 CFA award, Pattern for Progress is working with AKRF, Inc., a leading environmental, planning and engineering consultant, to conduct studies of Putnam County corridors, the first three being Main Street in Cold Spring, downtown Mahopac and the Hamlet […]

Sgt. Mike DeNapoli Receives A Hero’s Welcome Home


Leave it to the men and women of the Carmel FD! On Friday evening, Sgt. Mike DeNapoli, 23, a member of the volunteer fire service, received a hero’s welcome when returning home. DeNapoli, a 2012 graduate of Carmel High School, enlisted in the Army and following tours of duty in Louisiana, Hawaii, Guam and several other locations, the military police […]

Mary Wallace

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Mary Wallace died gracefully at home on July 22nd, 2017. She was 78 years young. Mary grew up in the Bronx and graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. She moved to the Brewster area in the late 60s where she enjoyed the rest of her time. Over the years she retired from NYS Division of Parole at Bedford Hills […]

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Emily Rose Oliverio, Mother of Putnam Valley Supervisor, Passes Away


Emily Rose Oliverio, mother of Putnam Valley Supervisor Sam Oliverio, passed away Sunday evening at the age of 89. Born in 1928, Oliverio married the love of her life, Sam Sr., in 1948 and raised her four children while her husband was attending college to become an educator. During the decade from 1955 through 1965, Mrs. Oliverio operated the Adams […]

Food Drive Takes Place Sunday In Patterson


Members of Patterson Boy Scout Troop 440 will be busy this weekend conducting their annual After Camp Food Drive that benefits the Patterson Community Church Food Pantry. Scoutmaster Josef Rosenfeld said his troop was asking for non-perishable food products such as beans, tuna, pasta, canned vegetables, cereal and rice in addition to small personal hygiene items including soap, tooth paste […]

Technical Rescue Team Forming In Putnam County


A need exists in Putnam County for technical rescue operations – rope rescues, confined space saves or assisting those trapped in swift water. The Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services recently applied to Uncle Sam and has received a $150,000 Homeland Security Grant allowing the county to equip and train a cadre of volunteer members to form a technical rescue team. […]

Legals

Legal Notice ATTHESALE, LLC Filed 5/5/17 Office: Putnam Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 45 Alona Drive, Mahopac, NY 10541 Purpose: all lawful Legal Notice 84 Halley LLC. Filed 5/15/17 Office: Rockland Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 88 Halley Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Purpose: all lawful Legal Notice OSES […]

Grim Crash Closed I-84 for Hours


Veteran emergency responders gasped when arriving on the scene of a horrific multi-vehicle crash on I-84 in Southeast Monday afternoon. The five vehicle mishap just east of the I-684 interchange resulted in the death of a 64-year-old Danbury man and in serious injury to several others and necessitated the assistance of fire and EMS personnel from throughout eastern Putnam. State […]

Troopers Continue Crackdown On Seatbelt Abuse on Taconic

Troopers were out again in force last Saturday checking on seatbelt abuse and, despite repeated warnings by law enforcement and widespread advertising regarding buckling up whenever in a vehicle, the number of arrests for motorists failing to heed the warning for the second consecutive weekend was alarming. State Police conducted a detail along the Taconic State Parkway near the Putnam- […]