Winners of the Halloween Coloring Contest

CROTON FALLS, N.Y. - Mahopac artist Monica Craig was an elementary school teacher from Bolivia, and when she moved to America, she became a respiratory therapist.

In search of a hobby, Craig discovered painting and Mahopac became an inspiration.

“I enjoy all the birds and the beautiful views of Lake Mahopac,” she said.

Just dabbling in art occasionally was simply not enough for her and ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. – Mahopac’s Frank Zito will be in shotgun formation next year at the University of Alabama, but it won’t be on the football field.

The high school senior announced three weeks ago that he will continue clay-shooting competitively next year in Tuscaloosa for the university’s club team.

Zito’s signing-day commitment on Wednesday, Nov. 20, stood out among the traditional ...

DeCicco & Sons is hosting its first Children's Winter Coloring Contest! 

Click here to download a PDF of the coloring page

Contest Rules: All entries must be submitted or mailed to DeCicco & Sons, Attn: Drawing Contest, 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham NY 10803 by January 6, 2020  Winners will be notified by phone. All entries must be completed ENTIRELY by the child entering the contest. NO ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - After standing empty for more than a year, the building that once housed the old Kmart store in Mahopac has a new tenant.

Town building inspector Mike Carnazza told Mahopac News that retail giant Ocean State Job Lot will move into the space in the Lake Plaza Shopping Center on Route 6 next spring.

Carnazza said the process to bring in the new tenant should be fairly smooth ...

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. – The Mahopac High School boys basketball team opened their season on the road last Wednesday (Dec. 4), and couldn’t find a rhythm in a 60–46 loss at Spring Valley.

“We got off to a slow start (five points in the first quarter), but after that we hung in,” coach Tom McMahon said. “We were down 10 for most of the game, and in the fourth quarter we made a nice run and got it ...

SUFFERN, N.Y. – The Mahopac High School girls basketball team opened their season last week with a bang, routing Suffern, 48-22, in a non-league meeting in Rockland County.

Mahopac held an 18-13 lead at halftime, but turned up the defense in the second half and outscored the Mounties, 30-9.

“We came out a bit rough,” said Mahopac coach Chuck Scozzafava. “Both teams played a little nervous, ...

OSSINING, N.Y. – The Mahopac High School wrestling team took a second place at last Saturday’s Ossining Dual Meet Tournament, falling only to the champion Foxes of Fox Lane High.

Those two teams dominated the tournament.

The Indians opened with a 40-39 win over Coxsackie, then followed by easily beating Byram Hills, 63-15. Next came a 48-42 win over Pleasantville, before the Indians beat ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - The Mahopac High School Drama Company put on “Peter Pan” for its fall production last month. The play was directed by Christopher Purr and Sonya Velez and featured Thomas Joia as Peter; Anaya Rojas as Wendy; Emma Lubbers as Tinkerbell; and Lia Larsen as Captain Hook. See our photo gallery!

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Last month, the Town Board hired the Melville, N.Y.-based consulting firm Nelson, Pope & Voorhis to assist it with the long-anticipated updating of the town’s master plan and codes. For Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce members Lawrence Zacks and Thom Ianniccari, there couldn’t have been better news. The two are co-chairs of the Chamber’s Legislative Advisory Board ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Sixth-grade students from Ann Lyons’ Mahopac Middle School art classes studied the ancient French caves of Lascaux and Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc to gain inspiration for their pre-historic cave drawings that are currently on display in the Young Arts Gallery at Mahopac Public Library. The colorful works will remain on display through Dec. 13 and can be viewed during regular library ...