Andrew Vitelli The towns of Kent and Carmel unveiled their preliminary 2017 budgets last month, with taxes flat in Kent and increasing by 1.5 percent in Carmel. Kent’s $14,241,982 budget, not including special districts, represents a $13,651 increase (around 0.1
Read MoreAs Kevin Byrne enters the last stages of his campaign, the Republican has remained on message about making New York a state where residents don’t have to vacate because of high costs and lack of job opportunities. Byrne said he
Read MoreSue Serino – Republican State Senator Sue Serino can certainly acknowledge her first two years in the state legislature have flown by, but during her first term in office she believes she’s delivered for constituents in the 41st district. After
Read MoreTerrence Murphy – Republican By Rick Pezzullo Before being elected two years ago to the State Senate in the 40th District, Terrence Murphy had heard about the problems with state government in Albany, but it wasn’t until he was chosen
Read MoreIn a 7-2 vote, the county Legislature signed off on this year’s budget that comes out to $153 million and remains under the New York State tax cap for the fifth year in a row. While lawmakers had some disagreements, a
Read MoreTwo napping fugitives accused of robbing a bank in Connecticut woke up to Putnam County Sheriff Office investigators ready to arrest them last Tuesday. Vance Coffin and Vincent Rollins, both 50, of Norwich, Ct., are facing local stolen property charges
Read MoreA gun-storage ordinance that packed town hall Wednesday night moved forward in Philipstown as the town board voted to send a draft of the law to the town attorney for legal review. In a 4-1 vote, the all-Democratic board decided
Read MoreFor as long as Connie Cramer has been a personal fitness trainer, she wanted to own a studio. She reached that goal several years opening in Yorktown and now, she’s taken her boutique studio to Mahopac. “I’m still pinching myself,
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz Two major new buildings are being planned in Putnam Valley. At the Oct. 19 town board meeting, proposals for a new firehouse for the town’s volunteer fire department and a new community recreation center were discussed. The
Read MoreA suspect who allegedly committed an armed robbery in the Patterson Commons Shopping Center was nabbed Thursday morning and charged with robbery. John Caputo of Wingdale in Dutchess County was arrested and is facing a first-degree robbery charge after he’s
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