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Harckham and Pierce Deliver Free Naloxone Kits to Lewisboro PD
LEWISBORO, N.Y. - New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Westchester County Legislator Erika Pierce delivered 100 emergency naloxone kits today to the Lewisboro Police Department, where Chief David Alfano gratefully accepted the delivery of the life-saving medication. Often known as Narcan®, one of its trade names, naloxone can reverse an overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid drugs like Oxycodone. It is fast-acting and can usually restore normal breathing in 2-3 minutes.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “For someone to enter recovery for substance use, they must be alive,” said Harckham....
Putnam man second generation MTA cop in family
TOWN OF KENT – John Decker is following in his father’s footsteps. The resident of Kent was one of 33 MTA Police officers who graduated from the NYPD Academy following the completion of the recruit training curriculum. During the ceremony dubbed as ‘Gun and Shield Day,’ graduating officers...
Updated technology equipment en route to Carmel Police Department
CARMEL – Carmel Police received good news Tuesday, a $400,000 grant from the State Division of Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Technology grant program is on its way to Putnam County’s largest town police department. The funding is to assist the police in purchasing new technology and equipment...
Scarsdale and Brewster rally to win Section 1 girls flag football titles
Scarsdale and Brewster went home with the hardware Saturday, winning Section 1 championships at Lakeland High School. Here is our game coverage: Semifinals: Scarsdale, New Rochelle, Brewster and Tappan Zee keep flag football title hopes alive ...
Brewster students excel in Olympics of Visual Arts
BREWSTER – Three gold medals and one silver: Not bad for a group of Brewster School District fifth graders who returned home Friday after competing in the 43rd annual Olympics of Visual Arts that attracted hundreds of students to Saratoga Springs for the event that combined art and creative problem-solving.
John Jay Softball Rolls to First Round Win
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - An 11-8 season record earned John Jay a 7th seed, and a home game in the first round of the sectionals on Thursday, May 16. Roosevelt making the trip north, the visitors put runners on the corners before barely getting off the bus. So Maria DeGataeno just stayed centered in the circle. “I had confidence that we could get out of it,” said the freshman. But I was all it actually took, and from there, the Wolves were well on their way.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER DeGataeno struck out the...
Yorktown Grad Huff Returns as Head Soccer Coach
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Justin Huff is coming home. After three seasons as an assistant coach at Somers–where he helped the Tuskers to the 2021 New York State Class A title–the Yorktown High School grad is returning to his alma mater to lead the varsity soccer program.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Huff replaces Zoran Milojevic, who left to become the associate head men’s soccer Coach at Lehman College in the Bronx back in January. Milojevic coached the Huskers the last three campaigns, including 2022, when Yorktown won the Section 1 Class A title, the third sectional title...
Dog found tied to fence and abandoned outside CT farm
Authorities are looking for whoever is responsible for leaving a dog tied up and abandoned in Southbury. The dog, a female German Shepherd, was found shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Willow Creek Horse Farm, according to the Southbury Police Department. The animal was found tied to a fence at the entrance of the farm, police said. Police and Southbury Animal Control are investigating ...
Mahopac battery farm moratorium in the offing
CARMEL – The Carmel Town Board has decided to conduct a public hearing next month over a potential zoning change that would limit the scope of battery storage systems including one proposed for a 90-acre parcel of land off Miller Road at the Carmel-Somers town line that has resulted in an uproar from local residents.
My home's assessment went up. What does that mean for my property taxes?
With the hot real estate market in Putnam County fueling a rise in real estate values, homeowners learned this week how that trend has impacted the taxable value of their homes. Putnam residents received notices indicating increases in values, averaging 6% countywide — as high as 9% in some neighborhoods...
Search is underway for two New York teens missing for a week
Police are desperately searching for two New York teens who have been missing for a week as their families say they are “lost” without them.Evelyn Jimenez, 17, and Violet Munroe, 15, disappeared on 12 May in Westchester County. They were last spotted in Peekskill, New York State Police said in an update on Wednesday.“She has never been gone like this ever, she’s never left home. She is a beautiful young girl with so many people that love her,” Violet’s father, Brian Munroe, told News 12.Her mother, Nicole Munroe, pleaded for both girls, who often spend time in the White Plains...
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