By Holly Crocco After months of drafting and debating, the Carmel School Board on March 10 adopted a policy that prohibits fraternization between school employees and students. Policy 2968 reads, in summary, that the relationship between district staff and students needs to be professional, ethical, free of bias, conductive to learning, have appropriate boundaries, and be free of any behavior that could lead to the appearance of impropriety. Inappropriate grooming or dating,

A boy who was struck by a car near Lake Mahopac last week is said to be recovering and in stable condition. According to the Carmel Police Department, at about 5:30 p.m. March 9, Putnam County 911 reported a bicyclist struck on South Lake Boulevard (Route 6N) near Mahopac Chamber Park. Officer Vincent DeSantola arrived on scene within 30 seconds, finding an 11-year-old boy from Mahopac in the roadway conscious but bleeding from the face and head. CPD units were assisted by an