Lake Carmel News

LAKE CARMEL - Members of the Lake Carmel Fire Department are gearing up to take Santa on his yearly trek through the hamlet this coming Saturday for the annual Candy Cane Run.

A Lake Carmel sanitation worker told police that the small garbage truck he stopped this morning for a pickup on a steep street slipped out of park as he was exiting the vehicle, dragging him down a hill before crashing into a tree.

Four people suspected of robbing a 30-year-old man in the parking lot of the Shopps at South Hills are scheduled to appear in Poughkeepsie town court Wednesday.

For more than a decade I have been at the forefront of the movement for open government, property tax reform, environmental stewardship and sustainable development.

Concerning the re-election campaign bid of Kent Town Justice Joe Esposito, I would like to remind people that unlike many other judges who only seem to care about raising more revenue through fines, Joe has been a lifelong pillar of the community who cares about the little guy.

State police say one man has died and another has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a one-car crash in the northern Catskills.

A man faces drunken driving charges after a passenger in his car died in a wreck early today in the town of Hunter.

CARMEL - A motor burned out on a roof heating-air-conditioning unit and sent smoke through three stores at the Putnam Plaza shopping center this afternoon.

A Putnam County man admitted in court today he was drunk when police stopped his car in Pawling in January.

Troopers charged nine motorists with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs recently in Westchester and Putnam counties, state police said.

KENT - Police arrested a Lake Carmel man in connection with the theft of more than $5,000 worth of jewelry from a Kent residence.

KENT - An ambulance driver and patient were injured today when the ambulance they were in went off of Ludingtonville Road in Kent and crashed into trees shortly before noon.

A Brewster man faces a felony charge in connection with an incident last week in which a Carmel man's leg was run over by a car on Route 6, police said.

KENT - A predawn house fire begun by a candle was quickly extinguished before the flames could cause injuries or serious damage to the home.

Police were searching early yesterday morning on the ground and from the air for suspects in an altercation that left one man seriously injured Wednesday night, when he was run over by a car.

Exciting and multi-talented artist Vaneese Thomas sings it like she feels it - with heart, soul and effortless grace at the Lake Carmel Cultural Center at 8 p.m. Daughter of Stax legend Rufus Thomas and sister of soul sensation Carla Thomas, Vaneese has long maintained a stellar musical reputation all her own with her distinct brand of sultry ...

Throw on your beads and head over to the Lake Carmel Cultural Center from 6-8 p.m. when Swamp Gumbo provides New Orleans funk, Cajun fun and some spicy music that will get the party started.

KENT: Arts on the Lake will kick off its Summer Concert Series from 6 to 8 p.m. today with the Tim Ouimette Big Band Swing Music.

Whangtown Road: Dolores Martinez, 42, of Kent was charged July 21 with third-degree assault and resisting arrest, misdemeanors, after police responded to a report of a fight.

CARMEL - Teens from across the Lower Hudson Valley are gaining lifelong friendships and professional training in fire and emergency services as they continue to train in Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park today.