A large-scale logistics center proposed in Southeast has been a red-hot topic of discussion this summer and now it’s become a campaign issue in the race for Putnam County executive. Democratic candidate for county executive, Kent Supervisor Maureen Fleming, called

By Neal Rentz In an effort to lure the MTA Police away from a residential site, the Patterson Town Board voted 4-1 on Aug. 22 to enter into a lease of up to 50 years with Wireless Edge to construct

By Kristen McNerney After months of debate, a vote overwhelmingly confirmed a lease deal that could lead to a cell tower at Putnam Valley Town Hall last Tuesday. The vote toward approval of the lease deal between the town and

A former Putnam County legislator, who once served as chairman of the board, was arrested earlier this month after he was allegedly found with crack cocaine in the Jefferson Valley Mall parking lot. Robert McGuigan, who served on the lawmaking

By Neal Rentz It appears more likely that the MTA will construct a 170-foot-high cell tower near a residential neighborhood on Route 164, which it owns in Patterson. During a special town board meeting held on Aug. 15, Supervisor Richard

When he began his career with the Kent police department more than two decades ago, Kevin Owens never had a fleeting thought about one day leading the department. But last week, the town board named Owens the acting chief of

With a voter referendum less than one week away to determine if a cell tower should be placed behind Putnam Valley town hall, Homeland Towers warned if this site is shot down, alternative sites could be closer to the local

A proposal from the Metropolitan Transit Authority to construct a cell tower on the site of the Patterson Recycling Center on Cornwall Hill Road sparked heated debate at the Aug. 8 Town Board meeting. Supervisor Richard Williams said last week

A delegation of state representatives from the Lower Hudson Valley demanded the Metropolitan Transportation Authority get up to speed implementing positive train control safety technology with a deadline for the MTA quickly approaching. A letter to MTA chairman Joe Lhota