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Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R-Mahopac) is sounding the alarm to get a proposed bill passed in Albany that would allow volunteer fire departments that operate ambulance services to recover costs from insurance companies. Last Friday, Byrne stood with emergency responders throughout
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Gloria Presti, a Brewster resident, died peacefully on Apr. 11 at her home. She was 92. Presti was born July 26, 1928, in the Bronx to Anthony and Rose (Prestera) Mancini. She was a graduate of Walton High School in
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Charles Henry Velardi died peacefully at home in his sleep, in the wee hours of the morning of Mar. 16 from heart failure and chronic kidney disease. He was 92. His wife, Joan Antoinette Ruger Velardi preceded him in death
Read moreBrewster High School sophomore Madison Dakin is one of a select group of students worldwide who will take part in Yale University’s Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) Connect program this summer. The virtual program is designed to be globally diverse
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Brewster High School senior Kennedy LaMoreaux was recently named a 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist. She is one of more than 15,000 students nationwide to advance in the competition and will be considered for this year’s National Merit Scholarships.
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Eleanor Kwap, 94, of Brewster died Feb. 1. Kwap was born and raised in Yonkers to Stephen and Rose Kranko on Apr. 27, 1926. After graduation from Yonkers High School of Commerce, she worked as a secretary. Theodore and Eleanor
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The Putnam County Metro-North worker who infiltrated the U.S. Capitol last week appeared in federal court on Wednesday where he was charged for the part he played in the attack. Will Pepe, a seven-year laborer at Metro-North’s Brewster rail yard,
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A Metro-North employee out of Putnam County will face disciplinary action after he called out sick from work and was seen in the mob storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Will Pepe, a seven-year laborer at Metro-North’s Brewster rail yard,
Read moreOn a frigid December morning, Francesco (Franco) Milano sat outside Kobacher’s Market, a Brewster staple that has been in his family since the 1950’s, and signed his Letter of Intent to play Division I football at Stony Brook University. “My
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A Brewster man will spend the next 14 years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender after raping an unspecified number of children. Martiliano Ramos-Miguel, 45, was sentenced last Friday after pleading guilty on Oct. 21
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