News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
New York State Crime Stoppers, serving as a resource for the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigations, is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the discovery of the whereabouts of missing person Lori
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Carmel Planning Board recently reviewed preliminary plans for a proposed 24-room hotel at 910 South Lake Blvd. in Mahopac. The three-story “boutique” hotel would replace an existing two-story building on the site that was once envisioned
Read MoreCarmel High School has named Ryan Doherty as valedictorian and Jack Boeheim as salutatorian of the Class of 2022. “It was very exciting and relieving,” said Doherty upon learning he was ranked as valedictorian of the class. “I never made
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A former Village of Brewster police officer could face up to 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty Friday to charges in connection with a sex trafficking scheme. Wayne Peiffer, 48, pled guilty in federal court in
Read MoreDressed in colonial garb and full of excitement, CV Starr fourth-graders recently took part in the Colonial Fair, one of the school’s most beloved annual traditions. “The Colonial Fair began in 2001 thanks to a Brewster Education Foundation grant,” said
Read MoreThe man charged with fatally shooting an aspiring educator and accomplished cellist, who grew up in Patterson, near the upstate SUNY Potsdam campus where she was a senior in February has been indicted. Elizabeth Howell, 21, a 2018 graduate
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A Mahopac woman was sentenced last week to six to 18 years in state prison for fatally striking a pedestrian while driving drunk last year on Route 6N in Mahopac. Maggie Deperna, 38, pled guilty to aggravated
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Mahopac Board of Education announced last week it had found the replacement for retiring Superintendent of Schools Anthony DiCarlo. Christine A. Tona, who currently works as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the Riverhead Central
Read MoreEarlier this month, Hudson Highland residents Barry and Mary Jean (MJ) Ross donated their Hudson River Postcard Collection to the Putnam History Museum. The collection is comprised of 240 distinct early 20th Century postcards. The postcards feature scenes of the Hudson
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo Earlier this month, Brewster High School hosted the 11th annual Mr. Brewster Spectacular and raised $32,433 to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. The beloved event, with features high school boys singing, dancing, performing and entertaining the
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