The Putnam County Health Department reported an increase in COVID cases in the county last week. Officials said the number of reported cases increased 113% from the prior week, rising from 69 to 147. Positive COVID admissions to Putnam Hospital
Read MoreA son was charged with murdering his 56-year-old father in the Town of Patterson Sunday. New York State Police responded Sept. 10 to a fatal domestic incident on River Road in Patterson. Following an investigation, James C. Cherry III, 33,
Read MoreIncoming freshmen from the Class of 2027 at Carmel High School received a warm welcome last week from upper classmen during orientation. About 211 junior and senior mentors were on hand Aug. 29 to show approximately 400 freshmen the ropes,
Read Moreby Michael Gold— Training of first responders in the use of NARCAN, an increase in harm-reduction programs and emphasis on public education may be contributing toward a reduction in overdose deaths in Putnam County this year. So far in 2023,
Read MoreA Carmel man has been charged with killing a goose at the Putnam County Golf Course in Mahopac. On Aug. 19, Putnam County SPCA officers responded to call from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Police about
Read MoreTonetta Lake Beach in Southeast was the backdrop for an announcement by Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) Monday morning aimed at combatting toxic algae blooms. Slater was joined by town and county officials in support of a bill he is sponsoring
Read MoreMultiple individuals from Connecticut were recently apprehended by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department after two incidents of stolen property from a Southeast business. On Aug. 8, at approximately 4:10 p.m., deputies observed individuals entering and leaving a store and delivering
Read MoreThe Rotary Club of Brewster made sure that the 149 county residents who died from COVID-19 will never be forgotten. Club members along with county and local officials unveiled a monument last Wednesday afternoon in a landscaped area just off
Read MoreThe Putnam County Health Department is encouraging parents to schedule required vaccines for their children before school begins. Putnam County Interim Health Commissioner Michael J. Nesheiwat, MD said early childhood vaccination rates fell nearly eight percent in Putnam during the
Read MoreIt was standing room only at Putnam Valley fire house last week with more than 100 people anxious to hear the work schedule to complete construction for the Peekskill Hollow Road project. The meeting was hosted by Putnam County Executive
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