2020-12-22 E-Edition

Anthony Hoffman Appointed As Chief of the Carmel PD


Putnam County’s largest town police department has a new chief. Anthony Hoffman, who served for three and one half years with the NYPD before joining the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department 18 years ago and working his way through the ranks, ultimately becoming lieutenant in charge of patrol, was sworn in last Tuesday evening (Dec. 15) as Chief of the […]

Settlement Reached for Illegal Sewer Hook-up


The Carmel Town Board has approved a settlement of liability with Michael Barile and the estate of his late partner Thomas Boniello for $105,000 in connection with a sewer connection to their former restaurant, Blu, overlooking Lake Mahopac. The 4-0 vote last Tuesday evening (Barile abstained) resulted from an investigation by a number of governmental agencies into the hook up […]

Harold Gary Dies At 92


Putnam County’s longest-serving public servant, Harold Gary is being remembered this week as a kind gentleman who treated everyone fairly and with respect. Gary, who served as a member of the Carmel Zoning Board and Carmel Planning Board for more than three decades, from 1984 to 2018 as Planning Board chairman, passed away last Thursday at the age of 92. […]

Putnam County Earns Perfect Score On Indian Point Drill


For the second time in as many years, Putnam County received a perfect score on its full-scale Indian Point Federal Emergency Management Agency exercise that was held last month. The day long drill featured several dozen participants at the Bureau of Emergency Services Training and Operations Center in Carmel, who tested Putnam’s emergency preparedness plan in the event of a […]

Postal Service Package Volume Up by 19 Percent


The U.S. Postal Service is benefiting from the COVID19 pandemic on package volume, but letter volume is declining. George Flood, spokesman for the postal service Northeast Region, told this publication last week that “package volume has grown by more than 1.2 billion pieces compared to last year due to the surge in e-commerce brought on by the pandemic.” Flood said […]

Taconic and Pudding Street Bridge Open to Motoring Public

Opening Is Months Ahead of Schedule

Contractors moving at warp speed have completed work on the newly constructed Pudding Street Bridge over the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley, allowing the span to open during the winter. The opening of the bridge along with four interchange ramps comes months ahead of schedule and will temporarily eliminate the detours for residents, school buses and emergency services providers. […]

Harold J. Gary Jr.

Sept. 6, 1928 – Dec. 17, 2020

Harold J. Gary Jr. “a true gentleman”, 70-year resident of Carmel, NY, died peacefully holding his daughter’s hand at the home he built with his late wife on December 17, 2020. He was 92 years old. Harold was born on September 6, 1928, in Cumberland, Virginia son of Harold J. and Esther (Williams) Gary. Harold honorably served in the U.S […]

Gloria Ann Picardi Coppola

July, 21 1927 – Dec. 15, 2020

Gloria Ann Picardi Coppola, age 93, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on December 15, 2020. Gloria was born on July 21, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY to Elizabeth and Frank Picardi. In 1948 she married her loving husband Salvatore Coppola, who predeceased her in 2005, and whom she met on a blind date that was the […]

Linda Johnson

Nov. 26, 1944 – Dec. 12, 2020

Beloved mother and grandmother Linda F. Johnson, 76, of Cortlandt Manor passed away quietly in her sleep on December 12th, 2020, after bravely battling a long illness. Born on November 26, 1944, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Evelyn and Robert J. Brazee, in May of 1968 she married Walter L. Johnson, who preceded her in death in 2001. Linda’s beloved son, […]