News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
By 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
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The former director of the Putnam County Office for Senior Resources has picked up some key endorsements in her bid for the District 5 seat on the Putnam County Legislature. Pat Sheehy, a 40-year Carmel resident, recently
Read MoreFrom the seed of an idea, of a school on a farm, to becoming an internationally known education and human services organization, Green Chimneys in Brewster has achieved a major milestone yet: 75 years of service to children and animals. Green Chimneys has
Read MoreIn the back of Scott Rizzo’s classroom at Mahopac High School sits a fish tank full of tiny brown trout swimming aimlessly. Suddenly the fish all dive to the bottom. “What’s going on?” Rizzo, asks the class. “There must be
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo Putnam Hospital and Nuvance Health announced earlier this month they had to temporarily suspend delivery services following the departure of CareMount’s OB/GYN physicians. The Carmel-based hospital is in the process of recruiting a new team of physicians.
Read MoreA love of reading has bonded students at Kent Primary School with technology and engineering students at Carmel High School. During Read Across America week, students in the Home Maintenance class at the high school visited the elementary school to
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A third Republican has entered the race for the Putnam County Legislature District 5 seat being vacated by Legislator Carl Albano. Greg Ellner, a resident of Carmel, announced last week he was throwing his hat in the
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