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By Jessica Jafet If you stop in for a smoke at The Carmel Cigar Vault, you might hear Jay Munoz reminiscing on what a nice guy the first President Bush was or talking about how much respect he has for
Read moreThe Carmel Town Board last week passed a four-month moratorium on smoke and vape shops. The unanimous decision to establish a temporary ban on the issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy for the construction, establishment and operation of
Read moreThe Carmel Town Board will be holding a public hearing this week on a proposed temporary moratorium on smoke and vape shops. The hearing will take place Wed., March 1 at the Carmel Firehouse at 94 Gleneida Ave. A few
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A Westchester County man was sentenced last month to five years in state prison for breaking into a home in the Town of Carmel. According to Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy, Jorge Sari-Tenesaca was also sentenced Jan. 24 to
Read moreThe Carmel Board of Education announced last week several high school students were being disciplined for creating and posting fake, inappropriate videos using artificial intelligence and impersonating different members of the district administration and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. In
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Former Carmel Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt’s 14-year reign came to a halt in 2021 when he lost a Republican primary that June to Mike Cazzari. Two years removed from office, Schmitt is itching to return, and to do so, he’ll have
Read moreCarmel police arrested two Brooklyn residents and a Mahopac man last Thursday for stealing mail from residents and leveled charges for a variety of other offenses. Shortly after midnight on Dec. 1., police were contacted by a resident who observed
Read moreCarmel High School proudly announced senior Christian Yom as valedictorian and senior Kyle Grgecic as salutatorian for the Class of 2023. Not only are Yom and Grgecic the top students of their graduating class, but long-time friends. “It was a
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A Carmel man was convicted last week of assaulting his wife with a crowbar nearly two years ago. A trial in Putnam County before Judge Anthony Mole began on Oct. 17 and midway through, on Oct. 20, Jeff Hanlon pled
Read moreCarmel Supervisor Michael Cazzari recently proposed his first tentative town budget with a plan that calls for a 6.67% tax decrease in 2023. Under the proposed tax rate, a homeowner with a property assessed at $430,000 would pay $1,900, which
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