Despite impassioned pleas from student, parents and other community members during the Dec. 18 Haldane School Board meeting, the board voted unanimously to terminate longtime girls’ varsity basketball coach Tyrone Searight. Searight, 49, of Peekskill, who has coached the Haldane

Barrington Thomas, 44, of Patterson, was killed last week when he was struck by a vehicle while walking along Old Route 6 in Carmel, according to news reports. The incident took place at about 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 near

When Putnam County Legislature Chairman Joseph Castellano was asked to speak at the Dec. 11 naturalization ceremony at the Historic Courthouse in Carmel, he jumped at the opportunity. “Without a doubt my favorite day of the month, the year, is

A former educator and public official in Cold Spring was arrested this week after allegedly attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. Charles Hustis III, 36, was arrested Dec. 16 following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s

By Neal Rentz The developer of the project formerly known as Northeast Interstate Logistics is seeking approval from the Southeast Planning Board for a scaled-down project that is now known as the Commercial Campus at Fields Corner, which would be

After a man plunged through the ice on Lake Oscawana early this year, Putnam Valley lawmakers have been considering enacting a ban that would restrict the use of equipment utilized to melt ice. During a Dec. 11 Putnam Valley Town

By a unanimous vote “with pleasure,” the Carmel Town Board appointed Daniel Miller as the new Carmel town justice effective Dec. 24. “It’s really an honor and a privilege to be here tonight doing this, Dan, because of your background

When students learn the facts about what’s happening with substance abuse, addiction and recovery in their local environment, they have a stake in the vitality of it. This is what two Mahopac High School educators are determined to prove next

One of the tri-state area’s leading doulas and childbirth educators has opened a hub for growing and evolving families to access a variety of wellness services in Brewster. Jeni Howe, owner of Baby Botanica, located off Route 22 in Clock