Home Damaged In Mahopac Fire


A Mahopac family is most fortunate this Christmas holiday after their home caught fire. Mahopac FD personnel were summoned at 5:30 am Sunday for a report of a “working blaze” at the Hlinka residence on Kia Ora Blvd. Assistant Chief Bill Nikisher arrived minutes later and confirmed a “working” fire before sounding a general alarm for his department while requesting […]

Putnam Valley Man Facing Felonies in CT; Hit Cop Car


A Putnam Valley man arrested late Friday night in Connecticut after crashing a stolen van into a police cruiser before then fleeing the scene is facing a variety of felony charges when appearing Dec. 27 in court. Eric Feye, 34, was arrested by State Police on charges of 1st degree larceny of a motor vehicle, burglary, criminal mischief, assault on […]

Nurses Unionized at Putnam Hosputal

By an overwhelming majority, registered nurses at Putnam Hospital Center have voted to be represented by the New York State Nurses Association. Two hundred sixty-six nurses cast ballots last Thursday. NYS Nurses Association spokesperson Laura Montross said a bargaining committee of nurses would be immediately elected to commence contract negotiations with hospital management. Colleen Leo, a registered nurse in the […]

County Center Fiasco

Section 1, County Center Debacle Deteriorates To Legal Action

The ongoing dispute between the high school basketball community in the Hudson Valley and Section 1 administration has taken a turn for the courts. Both the boys’ and girls’ coaches associations have retained Westchester Countybased attorney William P. Harrington, Esq. and the law firm of Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP, to represent them and the area’s student-athletes in response to […]

Lauren Croft To Play At Penn State


One of the area’s most talented and brightest student athletes will be studying and playing lacrosse at Penn State University next fall. Lauren Craft, a senior at Brewster High School, signed her letter of intent last Wednesday with her parents, Christine and Glenn, coach, Sara Didio and the Brewster School District’s Athletic Director Dean Berardo looking on. Lauren was described […]

Jillian McNamara’s Dancing Feet Bring Home Another International Medal


Jillian McNamara has quite a future! The 17-year-old Brewster High School senior, who a year ago returned from Germany as a world champion after competing in the International Dance Organization’s World Tap championships, has again scored remarkably well in the competition, this time bringing home the silver medal. Jillian has been training and rehearsing since last spring preparing for the […]

Mahopac Girls’ BB Team Splits A Pair


MAHOPAC – The Mahopac High School girls’ basketball team split a pair of games last week, beating Mount Vernon before falling to Somers. The Indians received a game-high 26 points from Claire Felix as they topped the Knights, 44-30. Zina Mc- Inerney added 10 points and Natalie Scanlon had four. “I thought we played well defensively, however we didn’t control […]

Carmel Takes on North Rockland

Carmel went to North Rockland to continue their battle in the duals. Carmel fought their hardest but in the end they lost to North Rockland. Top: Ransford Wisdom, Middle: Alex Guerra, Bottom: Carmel’s only female varsity wrestler, Abby Duke.

2017-12-19 E-Edition