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IN BREWSTER: 2019 Ragamuffin Parade and Trunk or Treat Saturday, October 26th – 10:30am – 1:30 pm Registration starts at 10:15am at Markel Park – 559 North Main St., Brewster Parade Route – Markel Park to FBC Brewster – 460 North Main St., Brewster Costume Prizes – Free Mad Science Show – Free Trunk or Treat TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Save […]

Joanna F. Larkin

Larkin, Joanna F., in Bennington, Vermont on October 6, 2019, after an extended hospitalization. Born on September 30, 1917, to Marion (Evans) and Thomas Fenaughty in Brewster, NY where she resided the majority of her life. She was a proud graduate of Syracuse University (both her mother and sister were also Syracuse graduates) notwithstanding the country was mired in the […]

Elaine M. Mastrototaro

Elaine M. Mastrototaro, of Brewster, NY, formerly of Yonkers, NY, died peacefully with her family by her side on October 5, 2019. She was 90 years old. Born on January 24, 1929, in Yonkers, NY, daughter of the late Antonio and Caterina (DeAngelis) Blasetti. Elaine was a 1947 graduate of Commerce High School in Yonkers, NY. Elaine married the love […]

Putnam Lake Man Facing Charges In Yorktown Heights

A Putnam Lake man stopped for committing a traffic infraction is facing a slew of charges in Yorktown when appearing in court on Halloween night. A vehicle operated by Moises Serrano, 41, was stopped on Route 202 last week at 10 pm for failing to keep right and according to police, when the officer checked Serrano’s driving record in the […]

Celebrating! Community at the Mahopac Street Fair

Kids of all ages enjoyed the swing overlooking Lake Mahopac.

gardening GUSTO

It’s Getting Chili (with Mock Mole: Chicken in Chocolate Milk)

Chilly: Last Wednesday it was 90 degrees: hot, humid, and horrible. It was too awful to garden. Two days later, the National Weather Service issued a frost warning for Putnam County. That sent gardeners scrambling to lug pots of summer-vacationing houseplants back inside, get basil and tomato plants covered, and to kiss their impatiens farewell. For me, the first frost […]

‘Pizza with a Cop’ Builds Relationships


We’ve all heard of ‘Coffee with a Cop’ and last summer ‘Ice Cream with a Cop’ but surely ‘Pizza with a Cop’ is as grassroots as it gets. The programs bring people together to chat over coffee, ice cream or a light repast with no agenda or speeches, just open and honest communication. Putnam Sheriff Robert Langley initiated the Coffee […]

Every Day Adoption Day At Putnam Humane

Fundraiser to be held later this month for ‘no-kill’ shelter

Visited the Putnam Humane Society lately? You are in for quite a surprise. The friendly public facility located on Old Route 6 in Carmel behind the Putnam Plaza Shopping Center has been adopting dogs and cats at a record pace. Society President Michele Dugan recalled the days when she first came on board nearly 20 years ago when 110 dogs […]

Hunger Walk This Sunday


Putnam’s CROP Hunger Walk, which organizers say will “help end hunger one step at a time,” takes place Sunday in Mahopac. The five mile walk begins at Temple Beth Shalom on Route 6 at Croton Falls Road at 2 pm. Participants will walk along the Putnam Trailway path to the Drewville Road Bridge before returning to the synagogue. In addition […]