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News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The courtroom in the Putnam Supreme and County Court in Carmel is being renamed in memory of Judge James F. Reitz, who gained notoriety for instituting a Drug Treatment Court in Putnam County that provided residents with an innovative way
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Putnam Hospital was among 33% of hospitals nationwide to earn a top safety grade from a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety. It is the sixth consecutive year the Carmel-based Putnam Hospital has
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The Putnam County Mother’s Day Weekend fundraiser to help the Ukrainian refugees in Poland was deemed a success by organizers. “So many people donated and so many people volunteered to help, it was just amazing,” said Sylwia Wojcik, a Mahopac
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Candidates for Board of Education seats will be on the ballot in Putnam County in May 17 elections, along with annual budgets. In the Mahopac School District, six candidates qualified with petitions. The nominating period was extended to May 9
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The largest suburban school district in the region has attracted the biggest field of Board of Education candidates this year as 12 hopefuls are jockeying for four available seats in Lakeland on Tuesday, May 17. Polls will be open from
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Countless offensive Facebook posts written by Robert (Bobby) Palazzo, a candidate running for the Carmel Board of Education, recently resurfaced online — leading him to drop out of the race Sunday afternoon. In posts circulating from 2009 through 2018, Palazzo
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The theater kids at Mahopac High School had a lot to juggle this year. In addition to their regular, demanding schoolwork, they had to manage a highly-condensed theater season that involved presenting two plays since Christmas break. “This year has
Read moreCoveCare Center invites local businesses, organizations, and residents to its Annual Spelling Bee. Long known as a night of exciting competition and laughter, the Bee is open to teams of up to 10 spellers who take on increasingly challenging words
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Two men were recently convicted in Putnam County in separate cases for killing animals. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy said on April 26, Matthew Savinovich, 27, of Norwood, NJ, pled guilty to charges relating to the brutal killing of
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Erin Lee Crowley will be running unopposed for the District 9 seat on the Putnam County Legislature in November after Chairman Neal Sullivan failed to submit enough valid signatures to appear on the Republican primary ballot in June. During a
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