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A group of Putnam County voters has filed a lawsuit against County Executive Kevin Byrne and his re-election campaign, alleging the campaign accepted nearly $20,000 in contributions above limits permitted under state Election Law.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 9/21/26 |
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A criminal case against Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Osika stemming from an alleged domestic incident in Mahopac has ended, but exactly how it ended is now hidden from public view under New York's criminal-record sealing laws.
The...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 9/16/26 |
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Best Lawyers Recognizes Four Attorneys at Westchester
County Elder Law Firm Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP
Anthony J. Enea, Esq. Honored as Best Lawyers’ Trusts & Estates “Lawyer of the Year” in White Plains
Westchester County, N.Y....
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9/4/26
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A Mahopac man with seven previous felony convictions has been sentenced to seven years in state prison on drug charges.
Omar Miles, 47, was sentenced Aug. 19 to seven years in prison followed by three years of post-release supervision after...
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9/1/26
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A 28-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 26, to 21 years to life in state prison for the murder of a cab driver whose body was found in the Croton Falls Reservoir last December.
Santos Vasquez Ramirez was sentenced Aug. 26 by Putnam...
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BY HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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8/26/26
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With overflow parking spilling into the Yorktown United Methodist Church across the street, residents gathered on the steps of Yorktown Justice Court Tuesday evening, signs reading “Justice for Luke” held above the crowd as they came to support their homeless neighbor, Matt Steele, and mourn his 12-year-old dog, Luke, also known as “Snoopy,” who police say was shot and killed by former NYPD officer James Molloy.
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By Miranda Ferrante and Emile Menasché
Editor and Contributing Editor | 8/11/26 |
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 the Bronx.
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By Emile Menasché and Bob Dumas
Editors | 4/10/26 |
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Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy has recused himself and his office from prosecuting a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy charged in an alleged domestic violence incident involving his wife, a county legislator.
Deputy...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 3/17/26 |
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A federal lawsuit filed Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accuses Putnam County of systematically underpaying members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office by miscalculating their base and overtime rates for...
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By Bob Dumas
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2/25/26
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An NYPD sergeant from Mahopac has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2023 death of a Bronx man after the officer threw a cooler at him while he was riding a motorized scooter, according to the New York Attorney General’s...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Leage | 2/7/26 |
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The law firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP has been selected by Best Lawyers® for inclusion in their 2026 “Best Law Firms” in the fields of Elder Law and Trusts & Estates for the New York metropolitan region. This marks the sixteenth...
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11/9/25
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Westchester County, N.Y. (September 18, 2025) – The law firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP, with offices in White Plains and Somers, N.Y., has been selected by Martindale-Hubbell for inclusion in their 2025 Bar Register of Preeminent...
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9/23/25
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