The Putnam County September 11 Candlelight Vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Putnam Heroes Memorial in Cornerstone Park, 1 Fair St., Carmel. The ceremony will include the Roll Call of Heroes and the addition of seven names to the memorial. All seven were Putnam County residents who died as a result of their service in rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center. They include FDNY firefighters, NYPD officers and other first responders. The vigil will also be livestreamed on the Putnam County website.
Town of Carmel officials will observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, the time the first plane struck the World Trade Center, at the town’s memorial in front of Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave., Mahopac. The memorial features cement and steel beams.
The Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department will follow with its annual ceremony nearby at the firehouse, 741 Route 6, at the intersection of Croton Falls Road. The department’s memorial incorporates steel from the World Trade Center.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 221 E. Lake Blvd., Mahopac, will celebrate a memorial Mass honoring first responders on Sunday, Sept. 13. A parade from the Mahopac firehouse will begin at 11:10 a.m., followed by the Mass.
Mahopac artist Anny J. Willis will be among three artists featured in “Abstractions,” on display through Oct. 1 in the Third Floor Gallery at Mahopac Public Library.
Willis, a contemporary texture artist, studied at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and works as a New York City public school language teacher. Inspired in part by helping with her mother’s cake-baking business, she uses palette knives, heavy-body gels and modeling pastes to create highly dimensional acrylic paintings with vibrant colors and gold accents.
The exhibit also features Rob Decina, a television industry creative professional who works with acrylics and collage paper and approaches his paintings as a form of storytelling, and Maggie Ploener, who has spent more than 40 years exploring different media and techniques. Ploener’s recent work combines ink and dry pigments on drafting vellum to create ethereal, cloudlike images.
A public reception will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the library, 668 Route 6, Mahopac.
The Carmel Farmers Market at Lake Mahopac will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday except Sept. 6 through Oct. 18 at Chamber Park (953 South Lake Blvd.) in Mahopac. From fresh local finds to delicious treats and community favorites, the market has become a favorite weekend destination for residents and visitors alike.
Sustainable Putnam's Repair Cafe returns to the Mahopac Middle School on Saturday, Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to bring up to two household items for a free repair by expert volunteers. (If needed, parts are sold at cost). Lamps, clocks, toasters, small appliances, audio equipment, small furniture, clothing, and more are repaired on site, while you wait. (No gas-powered items.) Get your items repaired, save money, and keep your stuff out of the landfill!
Cellist and historian Alex Prizgintas will bring “America: Songs of Patriotism, Protest, and Praise” to Reed Memorial Library in Carmel on Friday, Sept. 11, at 5 p.m. Using amplified cello, looping and guitar effects, Prizgintas will combine music and storytelling to explore how Americans have expressed patriotism, faith, solidarity and dissent through hymns, anthems and protest songs. Registration is required. Visit the Reed Memorial Library website or call 845-225-2439.
Chabad of Putnam will hold Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services at VFW Memorial Hall, 32 Gleneida Ave. (Route 52), Carmel. Services are open to all, with no membership or affiliation required. Hebrew-English prayer books, explanations and prayer instructions will be provided, and children’s programs will be offered.
Rosh Hashanah begins Friday, Sept. 11, with evening services at 6:45 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Morning services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13. Sunday’s children’s program runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon. A Tashlich and Shofar service will be held from 1 to 1:15 p.m. Sunday on the shore of Lake Gleneida, across from the VFW. Participants should bring their own bread crumbs.
Yom Kippur begins Sunday, Sept. 20, with the fast beginning at 6:37 p.m. and Kol Nidrei at 7 p.m. On Monday, Sept. 21, morning services begin at 10 a.m., with a children’s program from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A one-hour Yom Kippur and Yizkor service begins at 11 a.m. Mincha is at 5:30 p.m., followed by Neilah at 6:30 p.m. Shofar blowing and the end of the fast are scheduled for 7:35 p.m., followed by a community break-fast.
Cost is $150 for adults and $50 for children. Sponsorships are $360. Reservations are required. Visit www.putnamchabad.org.
The Carmel Historical Society will hold a cleanup at Old Baptist Cemetery in Carmel on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all ages. Participants should bring water, gloves and a snack. Call or text 845-260-4667 to register.
All are welcome to join the annual non-sectarian service in the beautiful 166-year-old Union Valley Chapel (743 Union Valley Road, Mahopac) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. There will be light refreshments and an opportunity to socialize afterward.
The town of Carmel will hold a Shred Event Day for town residents from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 26, at a new location, 179 East Lake Blvd., at the corner of Croton Falls Road. Proof of Carmel residency is required.
Residents may bring a maximum of three file boxes per car. Staples, paper clips and file folders with metal strips do not need to be removed, and participants will be able to watch the shredding process on a monitor at the side of the truck. Only paper will be accepted; plastics, CDs, DVDs, X-rays, hard drives, three-ring binders and binder clips are prohibited.
For more information, call the supervisor’s office at 845-628-1500 or visit www.townofcarmelny.gov.
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