News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A Brewster woman was arrested last week after severely injuring a dog with her vehicle and fleeing the scene. According to the Putnam County SPCA, on Dec. 2 at about 5:22 p.m., SPCA detectives responded to the Center St. area
Read MoreNew York State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa has denied a petition calling for Carmel School Trustee Jim Wise to be removed for remarks he made at a July board meeting that some view as being inherently antisemitic. In a
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The father of a 19-year-old female who was involved in a rollover accident last month on Baldwin Place Road in Mahopac is refuting the results of an investigation of the crash by the Carmel Police Department. On Nov. 3 at
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Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne and the Putnam County Legislature finalized the vast majority of the 2025 budget last week that reduces property taxes to the lowest rate in 18 years. The budget reduces the property tax rate to $2.7
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Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne has extended a temporary burn ban in the county due to the ongoing threat of wildfires created by severely dry conditions. Byrne originally issued the ban on Oct. 28 for five days following a brush
Read MorePutnam County Executive Kevin Byrne last week vetoed a recently approved amendment to the county charter by the Legislature that would have given legislators the ability to fire the county attorney without the support of the county executive. During a
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Democrat Yvette Valdés Smith is seeking to unseat state Sen. Rob Rolison in the 39th Senate District, which includes Putnam Valley, Philipstown and parts of Orange and Dutchess counties. Valdés Smith is a former public-school teacher and a two-term Dutchess County
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The Gilead Presbyterian Church in Carmel promises to have a memorable event under its roof this Saturday. The 280-year-old congregation on Church Avenue will host singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine on Saturday afternoon, a performer who crisscrosses the United States performing
Read MoreLithium battery storage systems are no longer allowed in the Town of Carmel. The Carmel Town Board voted last week to amend the Zoning Code blocking the controversial energy component. In July, the Town Board unanimously voted to approve a
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Colleen Spor’s husband Joseph was one of 343 New York City firefighters who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center catastrophically collapsed following the terrorist attacks. Last week, Spor stood with Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) to support
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