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The community gathered on the snow-covered shores of Lake Gleneida in Carmel Hamlet to celebrate the start of Chanukah with the town's annual menorah-lighting ceremony, which included music, food, activities, and more. Chabad of Putnam Rabbi Avi...
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By Jenna Waldman
Contributing Photographer | 12/17/25 |
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An arrest has been made in the death of Brewster-based cabdriver Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez, 68, who was found dead in the Croton Falls Reservoir last week.
Santos Vasquez Ramirez, 28, of Pawling, has been charged with second-degree murder and...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 12/13/25 |
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A Mahopac family is grieving after the sudden and tragic loss of 18-month-old Angelo Valentino, who died unexpectedly from complications of the flu.
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By Emile Menasché
Editor | 12/12/25 |
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In the wake of a new state Public Health law, the Parks and Recreation Department is proposing the purchase of six new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to install throughout the town’s park system.
Rec Director Nina Kallmeyer gave a...
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12/12/25
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A 74-year-old Brewster man was killed Thursday morning (Dec. 11) when the vehicle he was driving collided with pick-up truck that was towing an excavator on a trailer on Route 301 in Carmel Hamlet.
Carmel police were called to the scene near the...
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By Halston Media Staff
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12/11/25
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With a rich tradition as its guiding light, Mahopac enters the 2025-26 gymnastics campaign under legendary coach Vin Collins committed to meet the lofty goals that have become a tradition: qualify for the NYS Scholar Athlete Team Award; qualify...
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By Ray Gallagher
Contributing Writer | 12/11/25 |
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The American Legion Hall on Bucks Hollow Road in Mahopac got a much-needed facelift just in time for Veterans Day thanks to local artist Angie Kortlang, who, when not being a barber and a mother to a 1-year-old, is renowned for her vivid murals...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 12/11/25 |
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I come from a family of stuff-savers. I still have the fly rod my grandfather bought me in 1977 (it's missing a ferrule), a 40-year-old Raleigh bike I bought on a whim, and somewhere a few flip phones in Tupperware. And aside from those flip...
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By Emile Menasché
Editor | 12/11/25 |
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A local eatery was shattered after a two-car accident sent one of the vehicles crashing through its walls.
Mahopac Volunteer Fire Dept. reported that crews responded with Carmel Police Department and Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps on Tuesday,...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 12/9/25 |
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A man’s body was recovered from Croton Falls Reservoir in Southeast near the Carmel town line on Sunday in what the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is calling a homicide under investigation.
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 12/8/25 |
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A project to renovate the culvert, bridge and turn on Stocum Avenue in Mahopac is about to get underway and could take about a year to complete.
The section of Slocum Avenue in question is near the intersection of Kirk Lake Drive and Brook...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 12/4/25 |
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Today is Giving Tuesday — a reminder that our communities stay strong not just because of what we build, but because of how we show up for one another. Across Westchester and Putnam, countless nonprofits work quietly and tirelessly year-round to...
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12/2/25
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It’s as if he walks on water when Mahopac ice hockey coach Tim Donaghy struts pregame across the frozen pond in his customary flip-flops, oblivious to the freezing temps.
While the rest of us are doubled down in wool socks, warm boots and...
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By Ray Gallagher
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12/1/25
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Members of the local organization D.A.D. S. (Dads AlwaysDoing Something) were busy recently bring some Christmas spirit to Mahopac with decorations around the hamlet.
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12/1/25
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A cyber tip led to a Somers man facing charges of child sexual exploitation.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Reporter | 12/1/25 |
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After upsetting No. 4 Harrison in the Class AA quarterfinals, most people figured the fifth-seeded Wolf Pac volleyball team’s season would end in a semifinal showdown with No. 1 Greeley.
But despite getting beaten soundly in two sets, Mahopac...
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By Skip Pearlman
Contributing Writer | 11/28/25 |
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"As we pause for Thanksgiving, the two of us are especially grateful for the people who make this work possible every day. Our Halston Media staff shows up with commitment, creativity, and heart—often under tight deadlines and with more moving...
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11/27/25
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It's as if he walks on water when Mahopac ice hockey coach Tim Donaghy struts pregame across the frozen pond in his customary flip-flops, oblivious to freezing temps. While the rest of us are doubled down in wool socks, warm boots and hoodies,...
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By Ray Gallagher
Contributing Writer | 11/26/25 |
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Thanksgiving is a time to gather (and often to gorge) for many of us, yet it’s also a season when food insecurity — a weekly challenge for hundreds of Yorktown families — comes into sharper focus.
But for St. Mary’s food pantry — run by its...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
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11/26/25
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A Kent man has been arrested following a shooting in Southeast, the office of Putnam County Sheriff Brian Hess said.
According to a release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Luis A. Galvez, 37, of Kent allegedly shot into a taxi in the...
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By Halston Media Staff
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11/25/25
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