News in Mahopac

Whipple Foundation Buys Two Putnam Papers
Putnam County Press dates to 1858, Times to 1949

Putnam Sheriff to file ethics complaint against county legislator
CARMEL – Putnam County Sheriff Brian Hess will be filing an ethics complaint against County Legislator Erin Lee Crowley alleging that the Mahopac lawmaker threatened to enlist senior White House official Dan Scavino to pressure Hess into reinstating Deputy Kevin Osika. Crowley is…

Security upgrades on the way for Mahopac Senior Center
CARMEL – Putnam County was allocated $50,000 by State Senator Peter Harckham through the Capital Reimbursement Grant (CREST) program for use towards repairs for the Sybil Ludington statue in Carmel. During the state’s review, it was determined that such an allocation was not an…

Hundreds expected for Sunday’s Prayer Walk for Police
CARMEL- Upwards of 500 people are expected to converge on Camarda Park in Carmel Sunday afternoon for Putnam County’s 7th annual Prayer Walk for Police. The idea of a prayer walk was conceived by Marianne Chaluisan, a resident of Mahopac who comes from a police family background.…

Letter to the Editor: Byrne cut taxes and debt; Don’t deplete the reserve that made it possible
To the Editor: I write as a Mahopac resident who has spent a lifetime in Putnam County public service as a Carmel councilman, as Carmel Town Supervisor from 1996 to 2003, and as Deputy County Executive from 2003 to 2006. Before that I spent more than three decades as a school…

Equipment violation leads to felony arrest in Mahopac
MAHOPAC – A Massachusetts man awaits extradition to Delaware to answer charges in connection with theft offenses following his arrest by Carmel Police. Police Chief Anthony Hoffmann said Canine Officer Vincent DeSantola was on patrol when he spotted a Toyota sedan with an…

Winning Powerball Lottery ticket sold in Putnam County
MAHOPAC – Check your tickets! A customer who stopped off at a Mobil gas station on Route 6 at the Mahopac-Baldwin Place border is holding a Powerball ticket worth $100,000. The State Lottery Commission announced the third prize winning ticket holding the numbers 14, 16, 23, 58,…

Mahopac man celebrates 100th birthday
MAHOPAC – Members of the McDonald’s Breakfast Club cheered Thursday when celebrating the 100th birthday of George Mezzone. George, who resides in Mahopac, was presented with a cake by Dr. Joy Carlos Wong, who along with his brother, Victor, are proprietors of the fast-food…

Mahopac Man Gets Seven Years Prison After 8th Felony Conviction
Omar Miles’ Eighth Felony Conviction Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced today that 47-year-old Omar Miles, of Mahopac, NY, was sentenced on August 19, 2026, to seven years in prison followed by three years post-release supervision after pleading guilty to one…

Rangers continue search for missing man last seen in Indian Lake
Plus: Rangers assist lost and injured hikers this past week in the Adirondack region