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Brewster Schools Remain Diligent About Residency
By Holly Crocco The Brewster Central School District is continuing its efforts to make sure every student enrolled is one that lives...
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Mahopac Schools Super. Retires
By Holly Crocco Mahopac Central School District residents expressed disappointment in the school board and administration’s apparent...
Aug 113 min read
Brewster Celebrates Pre-K Graduates
High school seniors weren’t the only ones to wear a graduation cap last month. Here, universal pre-kindergarten students in Brewster...
Jul 91 min read
Congrats, Class of 2025!
More than 1,000 Putnam County seniors turned their tassels last month to mark the completion of their high school careers. Here, Carmel...
Jun 301 min read
Mahopac Schools Budget Approved During Revote
By Holly Crocco During a June 17 revote, residents of the Mahopac Central School District approved the 2025-26 budget by a tally of 1,498...
Jun 302 min read
County OKs Early Learning Center
By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Legislature has unanimously approved an initiative to develop an early learning center and enter into a...
Jun 164 min read
Kent Elementary’s ‘Gentle Giant’ Remembered
The rededication of the Clifton Watson Memorial Grove at Kent Elementary School on May 29 was a celebration of an educator who led the...
Jun 91 min read
Mahopac Schools Budget Revote is June 17
The Mahopac Central School District will hold a budget revote June 17 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., in the high school gymnasium. The district...
Jun 92 min read
Mahopac School Budget Fails; All Others Pass in Putnam
By Holly Crocco The Mahopac Central School District was the only one in Putnam County to have its proposed 2025-26 budget voted down by...
May 273 min read
Carmel Schools Superintendent Resigns
After serving less than one year with the Carmel Central School District, Dr. Erin Meehan-Fairben announced last week that she will be...
Apr 271 min read
Carmel Schools Seek 0.74% Tax Increase
By Rob Sample The Carmel School Board unanimously approved a $147 million budget for the 2025-26 school year – a 3.9 percent or $141...
Apr 223 min read
Brewster Schools Propose 1.28% Tax Levy Increase
By Holly Crocco The Brewster Central School District is proposing a 2025-26 budget of $123.8 million, which represents a $4.3 million or...
Apr 182 min read
Mahopac School Board Seat Kept Empty Until Vote
By Holly Crocco With the recent resignation of Mahopac School Board President Jonathan Schneider leaving a vacancy on the board, trustees...
Apr 12 min read
Brewster Schools Capital Project Update
The Brewster Central School District will be seeking voter approval to transfer funds for its capital project, saying the approval will...
Mar 182 min read
Maple Sugaring: A 40-Year Tradition Continues at Brewster
As winter turns to spring, the sugar maple trees at the Brewster Central School District show signs they are ready to be tapped....
Mar 42 min read
Brewster Youth Learn About Life as Colonists
Butter churning and cider making, furniture graining and stenciling, candle making and creating whirly-gig toys were just a few of the...
Feb 252 min read
New School Safety Tools Outlined at Mahopac Symposium
By Rob Sample Attendees at a recent symposium in Mahopac learned how their local school district is working with law enforcement and...
Feb 114 min read
Carmel Students Make Noise For Lunar New Year
Third-graders at Kent Elementary School celebrated Lunar New Year with a noisy art project, ringing in the Year of the Snake. Art Teacher...
Feb 31 min read
MLK Jr.’s Legacy Inspires Young Artists
As part of a lesson on Martin Luther King Jr., third-graders in Michele Love’s class at Matthew Paterson Elementary School in Kent...
Jan 271 min read
Carmel’s Matthew Paterson School Dedicates New Library
By Holly Crocco The students at Mattew Paterson Elementary School in Carmel/Kent now have a better space to read, learn, and explore,...
Jan 213 min read
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