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Back-to-School Supplies DriveAssemblyman Matt Slater, in partnership with the Putnam Community Action Partnership, is collecting new backpacks and $25 gift cards to Staples, Target or Walmart to help local students prepare for the upcoming school...
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BY HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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8/6/26
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A Mohegan Lake man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for a fentanyl sale that resulted in a man's death, as well as charges related to a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy and illegal ammunition possession, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 8/6/26 |
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The controversy over political messages written on a replica of the Declaration of Independence during Putnam County's America 250 celebration has taken a new turn after an unredacted Carmel Police Department report identifying the women...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 7/23/26 |
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A local developer is suing the town and several current and former officials, alleging a yearslong scheme to suppress the value of its Navajo Street property while advancing zoning changes that benefited a competing redevelopment project.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 7/23/26 |
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Multifamily and apartment buildings in Somers will now be required to have Knox Boxes, or master key systems, that will allow the fire department easy access during an emergency.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 7/19/26 |
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A 20-year-old Mahopac man has been indicted on felony weapons charges and multiple counts of endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly pointing a handgun at the driver of a school bus carrying three special needs children on the Taconic...
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7/16/26
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An off-duty New York City police detective who had pointed a loaded gun at a group of teenagers and threatened to kill them during a 2025 road rage incident in Somers has been found guilty.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 7/2/26 |
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Bedford has re-enlisted in a decades-long effort by Westchester and its municipalities to curb drunk driving on the county’s roads.
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By Tom Bartley
Contributing Writer | 6/29/26 |
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Putnam County law enforcement agencies and the county Probation Department have launched a summer enforcement initiative targeting convicted drunk drivers who violate New York’s ignition interlock requirements.
The program, funded through...
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6/10/26
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The man charged in the killing of Yorktown native Sheridan Gorman was found with a weapon during a search at a Chicago jail on May 28, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 6/3/26 |
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Dwayne Pulliam, a Carmel drug dealer convicted of murdering one of his customers and burying her body in North Carolina, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to life in prison, according to the Putnam County DA’s Office.
Pulliam, also...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 5/27/26 |
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Councilman Robert Kearns is accusing Putnam County of applying a double standard by showing interest in the Fjord Trail litigation across the county in Cold Spring, while offering no assistance to the Carmel in the lawsuit filed...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 5/22/26 |
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The Town of Yorktown is defending a lawsuit filed by an energy developer following the denial of a use variance for a proposed battery energy storage facility.
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By Halston Media Staff
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5/13/26
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A Putnam County deputy sheriff saw one of two criminal charges dismissed in his domestic violence case earlier this month while a separate assault charge remains pending, according to courtroom reporting and prior case records.
During...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 5/10/26 |
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Assemblyman Matt Slater is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to grant a pardon to Mahopac resident and former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran following his recent conviction and sentencing.
In a letter to the governor, Slater urged clemency for Duran,...
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4/30/26
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Students and families at Somers High School received a powerful and emotional lesson in the dangers of distracted driving.
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By Tom Walogorsky
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4/20/26
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Mahopac resident and former NYPD undercover Sgt. Erik Duran has been released on bail pending appeal of his manslaughter conviction in the death of suspect Eric Duprey. On April 9, Duran was sentenced to at least three years in prison following...
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By Emile Menasché and Bob Dumas
Editors | 4/18/26 |
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BRONX, N.Y.—Mahopac resident and former NYPD undercover officer Erik Duran has been sentenced to at least three years in prison after his conviction for manslaughter in the death of suspect Eric Duprey during a 2023 undercover drug operation in...
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By Emile Menasché and Bob Dumas
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4/18/26
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The Bedford Town Board has quietly issued a $55,000 apology for alleged sins committed decades ago by a Bedford police officer.
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By Tom Bartley
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4/16/26
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Somers’ Tracy Racicot was among three women honored by the Westchester County Department of Correction for bringing “support, hope, and healing."
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By Carol Reif
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4/15/26
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