2022-02-09

Mahopac Man Sentenced to State Prison

A 27-year-old Mahopac man was sentenced last month in Putnam County Court to multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of controlled substances. He will serve seven years. Kyle Novotny pleaded guilty to the charges in a plea bargaining agreement, the top charges carried a 15-year state prison term had he been found guilty at trial. […]

NYS Proposes Sixth Athletic Classification

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has taken the first steps to adding a sixth classification for sports competition – Class AAA – for some sports starting with the 2023-24 season. At its quarterly meeting last week, the NYSPHSAA’s Executive Committee approved establishing criteria for a sixth classification for six team sports – boys’ and girls’ basketball, […]

Putnam Valley’s Quinn, Brewster’s Agustin, Mahopac’s Graap Qualify for NYS Gymnastics


MAHOPAC – Putnam Valley High School’s Emily Quinn, Brewster’s Alex Agustin and Mahopac’s Lia Graap all turned in strong performances Thursday night at the Section 1 Gymnastics Championships – in the same event no less – and all three qualified for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship on March 5. The Section 1 meet was held […]

Bronxville Boys Slow Down Haldane


BRONXVILLE – Somebody finally slowed down the Haldane High School boys’ basketball team. Soren Holmbo scored 17 points but he was the only one in double figures as the Blue Devils lost to Bronxville, 63-43, in a league matchup. The loss snapped a 13-game winning streak for Haldane, which hadn’t lost since early December. “We had a tough game on […]

Haldane Girls Drop Three Straight in Tight Games


COLD SPRING – It was a tough week for the Haldane High School girls’ basketball team as the Blue Devils dropped under the .500 mark with three straight losses, including two by a combined six points. Haldane opened with a 59-38 loss to Pleasantville even though Maddie Chiera had another strong all-around game with 11 points, six rebounds, two assists […]

Legals

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Formation of Chef Paris LLC filed w. SSNY 12/6/21. Office location Putnam County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served & shall mail process to the LLC, 1 Chippewa road, Putnam Valley, NY, 10579. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.LEGAL NOTICE155 Main Street CS, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of […]

Legislators Attacked for Using Federal Aid Monies to Remove Asbestos in County- Owned Golf Course


Members of the Putnam Legislature came under attack last week for voting to approve the use of $400,000 of federal COVID-19 relief monies to remove asbestos and conduct other repairs at the county owned Putnam Golf Course in Mahopac. By a vote of 6-2, with Legislator Amy Sayegh absent as a result of surgery, the lawmakers approved the resolution following […]

How Did the County Come to Own a Golf Course?

The Putnam County Golf Course, designed by golf architect William Mitchell, initially opened in 1959 as the Putnam Country Club. Mitchell used the natural landscape of the property in his design, resulting in rolling fairways. The club remained private for many years throughout a variety of ownership changes and was eventually renamed the Country Club at Lake MacGregor due to […]