Putnam Valley Man Jailed For Possessing Child Porn


A 50-year-old Putnam Valley man is confined to the Putnam Correctional Facility these days following his arrest for possessing child pornography. The Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest last Thursday of Alex Amoroso in connection with the alleged incident. Sheriff Robert Langley said the apprehension resulted from an investigation into online sharing of images and videos of child sexual abuse material. […]

Damaging Motel Room Leads To Arrest In Mahopac


A Mohegan Lake man apparently upset with the conditions of his motel room is now calling the Putnam Correctional Facility home. Carmel Police arrested Steven Barrett, 41, last week after being summoned to the Mahopac Motel on Route 6 for a report of a motel guest damaging his room. Chief Michael Cazzari said when patrols arrived and officers attempted to […]

Trash Haulers Sentenced For Scamming Customers


A man residing in Brewster and a resident of Florida have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges of inflating the tonnage of trash hauled from commercial businesses in Westchester over a two year period. The Westchester County District Attorney’s office alleged that ATN Carting located in Briarcliff Manor had inflated the amount of garbage hauled away from […]

Carmel Man Killed In Crash

Scott Fish is being remembered this week as a man always lending a helping hand and being there for the ones he loved. That love for mankind cost the 31-year-old his life when last Thursday his car went out of control on Route 59 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and crashed into a tree. Family members said Fish was helping friends relocate […]

New Mexico Man Arrested For Possessing Handguns


A resident of New Mexico traveling along I-84 in Southeast was arrested for illegally possessing handguns after his car was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for driving erratically. Deputy Shane Rossiter was patrolling along the interstate at 1:30 am last Wednesday when he observed a vehicle with out-of-state plates driving along the shoulder of the highway. The deputy stopped the […]

Carmel Supervisor Calls On State To Intervene In Search For Missing Mahopac Brothers


Two brothers from Mahopac, missing since May 21 when a vehicle they were riding in on a back-country road in a remote section of Idaho careened into the Selway River, have not been found. After searching for over a week, officials called off the hunt for Raymond Ferrieri, 24, and his 21-year-old brother, Jesse following around the clock surveillance from […]

Tick-Borne Disease On The Rise

Tick-borne disease is on the rise and Putnam health officials are reminding the public to protect themselves as well as their families and pets against the heartache of being bitten by an infected tick. Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Nesheiwat reported this week that “disease from infected ticks has more than doubled during the past decade. Unfortunately, these diseases that include […]

Mahopac Relay for Life Raises $4.7M in 19 Years


A cheer rang out on the Mahopac High School track Saturday when Tracey Walsh, Putnam County’s Relay for Life coordinator announced during the past 19 years Mahopac’s Relay for Life has raised in excess of $4.7 million for cancer research. In 2017, the local relay was the top fundraiser for the American Cancer Society in the entire New York—New Jersey […]

Brewster’s Second Relay For Life Raises In Excess Of $100,000 For Cancer Research


Enthusiasm reached a fevered pitch on the Brewster High School campus Saturday evening when Putnam’s newest Relay for Life, a fundraiser that benefits the American Cancer Society, stepped off on the school’s track. The second annual Brewster Relay joined Relays for Life in Mahopac and Patterson, which are two of the more successful events nationwide. With the turnout and amount […]

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