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Huge Middle-of-the-Night Blaze Destroys Home

INFERNO IN MAHOPAC FALLS

An early morning fire last Wednesday destroyed a one-family home on Old Bullet Hole Road in a remote section of Mahopac Falls. At 1:50 am, calls to the Putnam 9-1-1 Dispatch Center reporting a building on fire sent members of the Mahopac Falls FD to the scene. Assistant Chief Jason Stasiak arrived minutes later and confirmed a “working fire.” After […]

NYC COP from Mahopac Charged with Manslaughter


A 36-year-old New York City police officer from Putnam County has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, assault and criminally negligent homicide for throwing a cooler at a fleeing suspect during a buy and bust operation in the Bronx that resulted in the man’s death. Attorney General Letitia James identified the officer as Sgt. Eric Duran of Mahopac, an undercover […]

Sales Tax Dollars Fill County Coffers


Putnam County’s sales tax revenue soared in 2023. Commissioner of Finance Michael Lewis issued the county’s final sales tax report last week, indicating $88.4 million collected in sales tax during the past 12 months, $6.5 million more than in 2022. During the year gone by, sales tax dollars increased during 11 of the 12 months, with only March 2023 showing […]

THE ICEMAN COMETH

Former Putnam Commissioner of Emergency Services and ex-chief Ken Clair reached inside the damaged taxicab to assist the injured driver, one of a number of accidents in icy weather.

HAZARDOUS I-684

Ice, Snow, Speed Cause Wrecks

Route 684 as it winds between Putnam and Westchester can be a dangerous interstate with speeding vehicles. Add to the mix wintertime snow and ice, and the highway can be treacherous. That was the case last Tuesday afternoon when a combination of ice and snow turned the highway into an ice-skating rink resulting in numerous crashes. The most serious occurred […]

BUSTED: For Illegally Trapping and Painting Squirrels

A Patterson man faces charges of attempting to poison animals and animal cruelty when appearing in court later this month following his arrest by the Putnam SPCA Police. Mark Kuhn, 62, was arrested by the SPCA working in conjunction with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation after SPCA Chief Ken Ross was alerted by the Putnam County Probation Department that […]

Measles in Check Across Putnam


Despite reports of measles outbreaks in Georgia, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. last week, and while health officials in Philadelphia are trying to isolate an outburst of measles earlier this month with nine cases confirmed, Putnam County Health Department officials reported last Friday that the last measles case in a Putnam County resident was in 2019. Commissioner of Health Dr. Michael […]

FLAMES VISIBLE FOR MILES

One driver is dead after a Thursday crash in which a Toyota RAV4 and semi-tractor-trailer collided on RT 6. The roadway was shut for almost 12 hours. Below, fire authorities examine the scene.

Horrific Crash Claims Life in Southeast


Flames were visible for miles after a speeding car drove into a loaded tractor trailer truck on Route 6 in Southeast, less than a quarter mile from the Connecticut state line, and burst into flames killing the driver. At 6:46 am last Thursday, switchboards at the Putnam 9-1- 1 Dispatch Center in Carmel lit up as passers-by reported the crash. […]

Michelle Gosh to Lead Brewster School District


Michelle Gosh called her appointment as Brewster Superintendent of Schools effective July 1 a “dream come true.” The career educator began her career in Brewster as a social studies teacher before transitioning from the classroom to administration as assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and deputy superintendent in 2021. Now, she has received the Brewster Board […]


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