Robert R. McKinstry

Jan. 6, 1939 – Dec. 13, 2020

Robert R. McKinstry, of Patterson, NY, died peacefully at Waterview Hills Nursing Home on December 13, 2020. He was 81 years old. Born on January 6, 1939, in Vermont, son of the late James and Alice (Kirby) McKinstry. In May 1968, he married Evelyn May Coons; Evelyn predeceased him on December 26, 1998. Robert was a caretaker at the Club […]

Bernard ‘Bernie’ Gay

Bernie passed away on Saturday, December 5th, 2020, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. Bernie is the beloved father of Monica, Eileen, Denis and Allison; father-in-law to Peter Jones, Jim Gibson, Justine Parco and Chris Dawson; grandfather to Amanda, Kimberly and Timmy Jones; Mallory and Steven Gibson, Kevin, James and Matthew Gay; Oliver and Sam Dawson. Beloved son of Matthew […]

Sales Tax Revenue Down Again in November


Following an infusion of sales tax revenue received by Putnam County in September totaling $9.1 million, the most ever for a single month in the county’s history, reality has returned with $3.6 million collected sales tax revenue in November, a $1.3 million decline from the same period a year ago. Commissioner of Finance William Carlin delivered the news to members […]

CUNNINGHAM’S CORNER

FREE And Now It Is Christmas

In a year when so much has been different, a year when there has been so much suffering, family separation and economic pain, I am nonetheless encouraged by so many things that continue: The firefighters and first responders handing out candy canes and collecting letters to Santa. The elves, yes, elves, who reply to the letters to Santa. The truck […]

Montgomery Thanks County Staff, But Gives Fellow Legislators Tongue-Lashing


Legislator Nancy Montgomery, the lone Democrat on the nine-member Putnam Legislature, gave her colleagues a tongue lashing last Thursday night at the conclusion of its year-end meeting conducted remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Philipstown lawmaker and her colleagues have argued repeatedly throughout 2020 over a myriad of issues ranging from legislative scrutiny of the Sheriff’s Department, to consolidation […]

from the Archives

FRIDAY DECEMBER 20, 1901

Carmel Locals QUARANTINE. The board of health posted a notice of quarantine at the home of Lester Wilcox, this morning. A little child of theirs has the scarlet fever. The youngster had not been exposed to the disease, unless the brother of Mrs. Wilcox brought the germs in his clothes from the city. The child had not been out of […]

On Police Reform in Kent

To the Editor, The Town of Kent, in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order 203, has convened a Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Panel which is performing a comprehensive review of policies, procedures, and practices of the Police Department with the goal of developing a plan to improve them “for the purpose of addressing the particular needs of the communities […]

Spins Bowl Proposes Outdoor Entertainment Area


Putnam County’s most modern and updated bowling alley hopes to create an outdoor entertainment venue. Spins Bowl, located on Old Route 6 across from the Putnam Plaza Shopping Center in Carmel, is owned by Diamond Properties which has several other entertainment venues in the region. Company president Bill Diamond appeared before the Carmel Planning Board this month where he presented […]

Putnam Chorale Spring Semester 2021

The Putnam Chorale, Douglas Anderson, music director, is pleased to announce its spring 2021 season, beginning online Monday January 4, 7:30 PM. Rehearsals will begin using ZOOM and transition to in-person later as safe conditions allow in the spring. ZOOM Meeting ID: 992 8508 8777 (same each week). Details available at putnamchorale.org The program contains two parallel tracks: an outdoor […]

Putnam Child Rapist Sentenced


A 45-year-old Brewster man will be spending the next 14 years in a maximum security penitentiary after being sentenced in Putnam County Court to charges of 1st degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child. Sentencing last week followed Martiliano Ramos-Miguel’s pleading guilty in October to the heinous crimes against his young victims. District Attorney Robert Tendy said the […]