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The Mahopac Central School District has proposed a $148.3 million budget, a 2.23 percent increase from last year’s $145.1 million.
The board discussed keeping the tax levy change at 0 percent. A decision has not yet been made on the tax levy; the...
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By KATE WATSON
Contributing Writer | 3/28/26 |
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A bipartisan proposal in Albany would allow judges to set bail for defendants charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, addressing what supporters describe as a gap in New York’s current bail laws.
Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C–Yorktown),...
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3/27/26
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Area law enforcement agencies are warning residents about a fraudulent “Notice of Default” circulating in the community that falsely claims recipients owe money for traffic or toll violations.
Police said the notice may appear...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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3/26/26
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The Carmel and Putnam County Democratic committees have nominated Gwen Burke, an environmental engineer, to run for the Putnam County Legislature’s District 8 seat in Mahopac, setting up a three-way race in November.
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3/25/26
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The Town Board, acting as Commissioners of the Police Department, promoted Sgt. Sandy Crecco to the position of detective sergeant during its March 11 meeting.
Crecco is a patrol sergeant with the Carmel PD, which he joined in 2016. He...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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3/24/26
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Operation Ice Splash returned to the shores (and frigid waters) of Lake Mahopac on Saturday after this winter’s deep freeze put the event on ice in January and February.
With a jumping-off point at the Mahopac VFW Post 5491, the third-annual...
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3/23/26
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Two garbage bags and a cardboard box filled with mutilated animal remains were found near the water in Lake Carmel on Monday, March 16, marking the third such discovery in the past year.
Putnam County SPCA detectives recovered the bodies of...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 3/21/26 |
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The Putnam County Conservative Party Executive Committee on March 3 endorsed Tanner McCracken as its candidate for Putnam County legislator in District 8, backing the Mahopac school board trustee ahead of the June Republican primary, where he will...
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By Halston Media Staff
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3/20/26
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A pre-dawn fire destroyed a maintenance building at the Putnam County Golf Course early Friday, with compromised propane tanks prompting a hazardous materials response, fire officials said.
The Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department was...
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By Halston Media Staff
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3/20/26
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Residents in several Carmel water districts may soon see new treatment systems installed after testing found levels of so-called “forever chemicals” above New York State standards.
Town officials say water districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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3/19/26
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A fast-moving early morning fire destroyed a home on West Lake Boulevard in Mahopac on Wednesday, displacing a family of four and killing the family dog, authorities said.
The Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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3/18/26
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A 36-year-old Carmel man, a married father of two young children, died Monday, March 16, after his vehicle crashed into a tree while attempting to avoid debris from a separate fallen tree on Route 9A in Mount Pleasant, police said.
Mount...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 3/18/26 |
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A stretch of Route 6N that serves as a popular route between Mahopac Falls and Jefferson Valley is expected to be closed to traffic for approximately two months beginning on Monday (March 23).
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 3/17/26 |
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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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Lawler, who is running for reelection in New York’s purple 17th District, discussed rising oil and gas prices, the war with Iran, the Epstein files, immigration and his support for rebuilding and reopening the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 3/16/26 |
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More senior homeowners in Carmel could see meaningful reductions in their property tax bills under a proposed amendment that raises income thresholds for the town’s senior citizen exemption.
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BY BOB DUMAS
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3/16/26
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A Bethel, Conn. man was arrested on multiple drug and weapon charges after a traffic stop on Bryant Pond Road last weekend, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Brian Hess said deputies assigned to the department’s...
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3/12/26
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With the weather cooperating and melting the dingy remnants of this winter’s massive snowfall, Mahopac was a welcoming setting for the 2026 Northern Westchester–Putnam St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which brought out hundreds of marchers and onlookers...
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Photos by Jenna Waldman
Contributing Photographer | 3/11/26 |
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The dream of bringing a working farm, food hub and market to Mahopac is still alive.
Despite a series of setbacks, a plan to establish the operation on the site of the former Mahopac Farm property west of Route 6 near the...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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3/11/26
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In his March 2 State of the County address in which he focused on tax relief, innovation and civic pride, County Executive Kevin Byrne said Putnam County is “more affordable, more accountable, more accessible, and stronger than ever...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 3/11/26 |