2022-10-18 E-Edition

MASSIVE FIRE DESTROYS MAHOPAC HOME

This home in a remote section of Mahopac was consumed by flames late Friday into early Saturday morning. Firefighters had to truck water to the scene. Photo, Gabe Rivera By Eric Gross The switchboard lit up like a Christmas tree late Friday night when residents of Mahopac reported a fire in a residence at 3 Curry Spur—a remote section of […]

Richie Othmer Cheats Death

Nearly Dies of Heart Attack During Visit to Historic Military Sites in Germany

Richie Othmer, Kent’s popular Highway Superintendent, is one of the luckiest men on the planet. Othmer, who turns 65 in December, had talked about his excursion to Europe for months – since the history buff was set to travel abroad to visit a number of military sites and battlefields the lifelong Putnam resident studied for decades. A little over a […]

High-Speed Pursuit

Trio Arrested Following 22-Mile Taconic Pursuit

It resembled a cops and robbers thriller last Tuesday, Oct. 11, when three men robbed a Walgreens Drug Store in La- Grange. They fled at top speed before being apprehended 22 miles away in Putnam Valley after their car clocked, in excess of 100 mph, crashed along the Taconic State Parkway at the Pudding Street intersection. State Police charged Darryl […]

Brewster Cop Charged

Indicted on Nine Felony Counts

Village Mayor Blasts Prosecution A Brewster Village Police officer is facing 10 charges re­lated to an arrest that occurred last year stemming from a traf­fic citation issued to a young man residing within the village. Officer Fernando Quinones, 58, a seven-year member of the Brewster Police Department, was arraigned last Thursday in Putnam County Court on three counts each of […]

Arson at the Garden Street School

Garden Street School Fire Angers First Responders, Who Say Empty Structure Poses Magnet for Vandals

A series of fires intentionally set inside the Garden Street School on Columbus Day has outraged Brewster village officials and emergency responders countywide. Calls to the 9-1-1 Dispatch Center reporting smoke coming from windows and the roof of the school sent Brewster FD personnel to the scene around 1:30 pm. Brewster FD Chief Tom Giambattisto said firefighters found several fires […]

Utility Company Scam Hits Putnam County

The latest scam perpetrated against residents of Putnam centers on individuals posing as power company representatives demanding money for alleged unpaid balances. Households received automated phone calls, purportedly from both the New York State Gas and Electric Company and Central Hudson Electric and Gas last week claiming power would be shut off within 30 minutes because of an unpaid balance. […]

Fire Safety Stressed at Brewster FD Open House

Hundreds of area residents attended the Brewster Fire Department’s annual open house celebration Sunday. Children and adults alike learned fire safety tips from emergency responders on the local, county and state levels. Fire truck rides, bouncy houses, educational exhibits, a vehicle extrication and live burn highlighted the afternoon’s lessons regarding fire safety. –Brief & Photo by Eric Gross

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrated in Putnam


Indigenous Peoples Day, a holiday that commemorates and honors Indigenous people throughout the United States that began 30 years ago, was celebrated in Putnam County a week ago Monday (October 10) when a group of people representing all religions, ancestral backgrounds and countries of origin gathered in Carmel. The Rev. Jennifer Boyd of Trinity Lutheran Church in Southeast joined the […]

Helen Rozzi

Helen was born in Mt. Vernon NY on Jan. 27th, 1929, the second daughter of Helen Tobin and Edward Shalvoy Culhane. She was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Kathryn Smartt Tyler. Helen was always proud of her Irish roots and loved to sing or recite many a ditty she learned as a child. She married the love of […]