News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The VEX V5 robots raced across the table, grabbed plastic cones and returned them to the teams of students competing to collect the most cones in a two-minute stretch. The robotics race may have looked like a game, and the
Read MoreCarmel High School welcomed 18 high-achieving business-minded senior students into the Business Honor Society of New York in a recent ceremony. To be inducted, senior students must have completed at least four business education classes, including at least one college-credit
Read MoreA GoFundMe account has been set up to assist a Brewster man with medical costs associated with his battle with leukemia. More than $38,000 has already been pledged for Rob Vrabel, who was diagnosed in June with APL (Acute Promyelocytic
Read MoreSince her move to Mahopac in 2011, Johanne Morin has spent hours observing and photographing the wildlife in her backyard. The birds and other animals have such different personalities, and she has sensitively depicted them in a series of paintings
Read MoreA Carmel man was charged by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department last week with possession of unlawful firearms and other devices following a month-long investigation. According to Putnam Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr., the Narcotic Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant
Read MoreIn a week when many families might tune in to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Carole Garcia donned a festive turkey headband and read a book about the history of the parade to a class of fifth graders. “Balloons over
Read MoreAt Chamber Park in Mahopac, just steps away from Lake Mahopac, there is a new bench honoring Howard “ Howie “ Beyersky. The Beyersky Memorial Bench was dedicated last week to the long-time street maintenance worker for the Town of
Read MoreThe Putnam County Historian’s Office has announced the publication of Putnam Valley: A Look Back by local historians Sallie and Wylie Sypher. The authors have chosen aspects of Putnam Valley’s history that are particular to the town or that the
Read MoreJohn Bourges was honored last week by New York State Senator Pete Harckham for his induction into the 2021 New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. Harckham also commemorated Bourges’ military service at a special ceremony held at the
Read MoreA man was sentenced to seven to 15 years in state prison earlier this month after being convicted in a jury trial of scamming an 85-year-old Cold Spring woman of more than $103,000. County Court Judge Joseph J. Spofford, Jr.
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