Author: David Propper

By Tom Auchterlonie  When Allison Pataki and her mother were walking along a trail called Arnold’s Flight, she came across a marker that included a portrait and brief description of the famous traitor’s wife, Peggy Shippen Arnold. This encounter at

By Janine Bowen With heroin use rampant in Westchester and Putnam Counties over the past few years, Phoenix House, a rehabilitation center in Shrub Oak, partnered with Drug Crisis in Our Backyard to host a forum on how to tackle

On the stand for the third straight day, the girl who alleged Alexandru Hossu of rape finally faced questioning from the defense, which tried to shoot holes in her accusation. Though lead defense attorney for Hossu, Daniel Mentzer started cross-examining

By David Propper and Janine Bowen In the fourth day of the Alexandru Hossu rape trial, a recorded phone conversation between the accuser and Hossu was played for the jury, in which Hossu categorically denied assaulting her. The conversation was

Since the first day back from Winter Break of this school year, dozens of students have been rehearsing for the musical Carmel High School puts on every year. Now, less than a week away, those students are finally ready to

After striking down a law that would prevent tobacco sales in pharmacy stores within Putnam County last year, the legislature is revisiting the possibility. The Health, Social, Education, and Environmental Committee revisited the idea at its March 11 meeting, with

After months of anticipation, the rape case against Alexandru Hossu began Thursday morning with opening statements, as a Westchester County prosecutor described how Hossu twice raped a 13-year-old girl, while the defense claimed there isn’t a shred of evidence to prove Hossu’s guilt. Westchester County

The Village of Brewster struck down a request from St. Lawrence O’Toole Church to have additional parking spots on its property. The Village Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to deny a request for a Waiver of Moratorium from the Catholic