🌱 What Carmel taxpayers gain from the district’s $3.47 million land sale
Carmel, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Carmel! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Carmel taxpayers gain from the district’s $3.47 million land sale
- Could McDonough Park become Carmel’s premier baseball and skate destination?
- How Carmel officers helped end a dangerous Taconic Parkway pursuit
Also on today's calendar: Artists' Eyes on the American Revolution: John Singleton Copley, Painting Realism and History and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 58.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Carmel School District to sell land in Kent for $3.7 million (midhudsonnews.com) — Carmel School District has agreed to sell its long-unused Route 52 property in Kent for $3.47 million, closing the book on a costly, abandoned bus depot plan. Officials say the sale protects taxpayers, returns the land to Kent’s tax rolls, and lets Carmel refocus resources on current school needs and facilities. 
2. Carmel reviews ambitious master plan for McDonough Park (halstonmedia.com) — Carmel officials are weighing a multi-million-dollar master plan to overhaul Jimmy McDonough Memorial Park, with new baseball and softball complexes, better parking, drainage, and a rebuilt skate park. The Town Board is seeking updated cost estimates and may eventually ask voters to approve funding, which could shape local recreation for years.
3. Taconic State Parkway crash in Kent ends stolen car pursuit (midhudsonnews.com) — Carmel Police assisted Putnam County deputies and Kent Police in stopping a reportedly stolen car on the Taconic State Parkway after a pursuit from Westchester. Officers used a tire deflation device near Pudding Street in western Kent, where the suspect crashed, fled on foot, and was quickly arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
4. Tenants and dogs escape from animal shelter fire in Brewster (midhudsonnews.com) — Carmel firefighters and local mutual-aid crews helped quickly contain a ceiling-fan fire at the SNARR Northeast animal shelter on Sodom Road in Brewster, preventing injuries to residents, responders, or dogs. Lake Carmel and Carmel volunteer ambulance corps also assisted, while the Red Cross is helping displaced tenants with temporary housing and services.
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★ Featured events ★
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4th Annual Juneteenth Putnam County →
Arts on the Lake, 640 NY-52, Carmel Hamlet
2:00 pm
Friday June 19
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Other local events
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Multicultural Celebration (Auditorium)
Mahopac High School 421 Baldwin Place Rd, Mahopac, NY 10541
6:30 pm -
Artists' Eyes on the American Revolution: John Singleton Copley, Painting Realism and History →
17 Sybils Crossing, Lake Carmel
6:00 pm -
Old Glory: The History of the American Flag →
Kent Public Library, 17 Sybils Crossing, Lake Carmel
6:00 pm
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
Wednesday June 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Team 8A Looping Dinner
Mahopac Middle School Cafe 1 & 2
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Early Voting
Town of Somers Somers Town House, 335 US-202, Somers, NY 10589, USA -
Dan Zlotnick →
Somers National Golf Club, 1000 W Hill Dr, Somers
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Somers Farmers Market at Honeybee Grove
Town of Somers 265 US-202, Somers, NY 10589, USA
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Meeting+Salad Supper
Northern Star Quilters Guild Fox Lane High School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
5:30 pm -
Multicultural Celebration (Auditorium)
Mahopac High School 421 Baldwin Place Rd, Mahopac, NY 10541
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Paint & Sip Night w/Judika @ Bistro on the Green →
Somers National Golf Club, 1000 W Hill Dr, Somers
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Donuts for Dads in the FH
Yorktown United Methodist Church 2300 Crompond Road, Yorktown , NY 10598
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 14
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
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- Have you been to Taco Land in Carmel.
Great little spot with great tacos, burritos etc. prices very reasonable and food fresh. Try it out!! (Nextdoor Hunter's Glen)
- Crayola Experience posted a job opening for Hallmark Field Merchandiser (part-time) Carmel, NY 10512 in Carmel. Apply here.
- Restaurant Depot posted a job opening for Stocker - Perishables in Brewster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carmel here.
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