2022-11-23

Suzanne Willis

Febr. 24, 1940 – Nov. 17, 2022

Suzanne Willis of Garrison, previously of Scarsdale and Irvington, N.Y., died on November 17. Suzanne was born on February 24, 1940, to Barbara Phillips and Arthur H. Willis. She was the oldest of four children (Pamela, Claire and John). She is predeceased by her second husband Edmund J. Drake, and is survived by her first husband Daniel Sheehy, her sons […]

Interoperability (say that three times fast)

(say that three times fast)

New Emergency Radios Headed to Putnam By next spring, emergency responders in Garrison, Cold Spring, Continental Village and North Highlands will be able to communicate with their counterparts in Brewster, Carmel, Patterson and Putnam Lake thanks to a new radio system focused on interoperability. Last Tuesday evening, Putnam fire department chiefs, ambulance corps captains and other officials met at the […]

MADD Legislator of the Year

Assemblywoman Sandy Galef

Soon to be retiring Putnam Assemblywoman Sandy Galef described her recognition as MADD’s Legislator of the Year as a “wonderful surprise and one I will always cherish.” Galef, who represents constituents in Kent, Philipstown and Putnam Valley as well as a section of northern Westchester, was recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for her leadership role that led to the […]

TSP Crash Results in DWI Arrest

A 48-year-old resident of Baldwin Place faces charges of DWI following a single-car crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley that closed the road for over an hour. State Police said the mishap occurred last Monday night around 10:30 pm when a Toyota SUV traveling southbound went out of control in the vicinity of the Peekskill Hollow Road […]

Turkeys

Turkeys at the Glynwood Farm in Philipstown feed on the days before Thanksgiving. All of the turkeys are pasture raised, and weigh 18-25 pounds.

David Squirrel Elected to State Supreme Court

David Squirrell, Executive Director and Chief Attorney of the Putnam County Legal Aid Society, has been elected as a State Supreme Court Justice. The former assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office was one of seven Democrats to be elected on Election Day for the 9th Judicial District, which encompasses Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Columbia, […]

Final Indian Point Drill Now History


A tornado rocked the Indian Point Energy Center in Westchester. THIS WAS ONLY A DRILL. On the 40th anniversary of the first Indian Point Federal Emergency Management Agency exercise that took place in 1982, the final practice was held last Tuesday when officials from Putnam, Westchester, Orange and Rockland counties conducted the exercise, which tested the four counties’ emergency preparedness […]

Cunningham’s Corner

FREE Dodged A Bullet

That phrase never did make much sense, did it? How would you dodge a rifle bullet anyway, moving at somewhere between 1,200 feet per second and 2,800 feet per second, sometimes even faster? Plus, whatever fast movements I was once able to make, I cannot still make them at my advanced age. Nonetheless, I think the election results were salutary […]

Hudson Highlands Land Trust Expands Granite Mountain Preserve

The Hudson Highlands Land Trust, Inc. has purchased a 43-acre property with significant natural resource value in Putnam Valley adjoining Granite Mountain Preserve. The recently acquired land contains wetlands, a portion of Oscawana Brook, vernal pools, and multiple intermittent streams. Sitting within an aquifer protection zone, protection of the property protects drinking water sources. Katrina Shindledecker, HHLT’s Executive Director, said: […]

Let us Bake Bread Together


Around 100 folks turned out for Putnam County’s first-ever Challah Bake. Chabad of Putnam hosted the community get-together a week ago Sunday at the Carmel VFW Hall. While making arrangements the event, Rabbi Avi and Michal Korer had “no idea the bake would turn into a mega success.” Rabbi Avi explained “challah is the traditional bread that brings people together […]