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Hudson Valley Anesthesiologist Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police
An anesthesiologist faces charges after allegedly giving anesthesia to a victim without her knowledge and sexually assaulting her, police announced.
Putnam County resident Paul Giacopelli of Southeast, age 59, was interviewed and arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30 on sexual abuse charges, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 3.
According to authorities, on Friday, Dec. 29, the Sheriff's Office was told that a female victim known to Giacopelli had been given anesthesia without her knowledge and was then sexually assaulted.
This happened multip…
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Area
A grandfather who died after saving his two young grandchildren from a raging house fire has been identified by police.
Putnam County resident Jintu Zheng, age 65, of Lake Carmel, was found inside the burning home on Scarsdale Road around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, said the Kent Police.
On arrival at the home, Brewster firefighters and Kent police went into the house to look for Zheng as flames engulfed the home, police said.
Zheng was found by a back window. He was rushed to Putnam Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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Photos: Family Finds Way To Welcome Newborn Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
One brand-new baby boy got a special welcome from his big sisters and grandparents as he was born in the middle of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Because the girls and other family members could not be in the hospital, Gregg and Andrea Whitesell took their granddaughters, Addyson, 7, and Brooklyn, 3, of Hopewell Junction, to meet their new baby brother, Jack at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel on Sunday, April 26.
Knowing it would not be possible to go inside the hospital, they set up a beautiful parking lot surprise for the new parents James and Elaine Sheehy.
The girls …
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Car In Area
A 44-year-old man has been identified as the person struck and killed while walking along Old Route 6 in Putnam County.
Barrington L. Thompson, of Patterson, was hit about 7:06 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, in the vicinity of Spins Bowl in Carmel by a 2018 Hyundai Elantra, said Carmel Police Lt. John Dearman.
The driver of the vehicle was a 37-year-old man from Stormville, police said.
Thompson was transported to Putnam Hospital Center and then later transferred to Westchester Medical Center due to the severity of his injuries.
He was pronounced dead at 2:22 a.m., on Tuesday,…
Man Struck, Killed By Car On Old Route 6
This story has been updated.
A 44-year-old man was struck and killed while walking along Old Route 6 in Putnam County.
The man, an unidentified Patterson resident, was hit about 7:06 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, in the vicinity of Spins Bowl in Carmel by a 2018 Hyundai Elantra, said Carmel Police.
The driver of the vehicle was a 37-year-old male from Stormville, police said.
Carmel Police, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies, Emstar Paramedics, Carmel Ambulance and Carmel FD all responded to the scene.
The man was transported to Putnam Hospital Center and then later transferred…
Teen Killed After Car Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Mahopac, Police Say
An 18-year-old Mahopac teen was killed during a crash in which his vehicle struck a pine tree and then the car burst into flames.
John Rossetti, 18, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, when his gray Honda Civic struck the tree on Woodbine Drive, came to rest on its passenger side, and then the engine block and tree burst into flames, said Carmel Police Lt. John Dearman.
Carmel Officer Christopher Fox pulled the unconscious driver out of the car as the fire began spreading into the passenger compartment, Dearman said.
Officer Neil Brown assisted Fox to carry Rossetti away from…
Kathleen Clemens, Insurance Administrator In Westchester, Dies At 56
An insurance administrator in Westchester, 56-year-old Kathleen E. Clemens, died Thursday, Aug. 29 at Putnam Hospital Center.
Born on January 26, 1963, in the Bronx, daughter of the late Thomas R. Clemens and Kathleen V. (Cullen) Clemens of Brewster, she graduated from Brewster High School in 1981.
Clemens was an insurance administrator for Donnelly Insurance Center in Elmsford.
She enjoyed traveling, especially to Ireland, was an avid Rangers and New York Mets fan and also enjoyed looking into her family history and researching her ancestry.
Clemens had a "big heart and carin…
