News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A first time candidate that’ll represent the Democratic Party this November announced his run against the current chairman of the Putnam County Legislature last week as the petition period to get on the ballot gets underway. Scott Reing, an attorney
Read MoreWhen Relay For Life is held in Patterson this week, it’ll be exactly a decade since the event took place for the first time. And each year since 2009, the event has steadily grown, with loftier goals and larger crowds.
Read MoreA proposed cell tower in Putnam Valley passed through its first hurdle last week when the town board approved a lease agreement that could lead to the construction of a monopole on town property. In a 3-1 vote during its
Read MoreBy Anna Young The Village of Nelsonville’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted down an application for a proposed 110-foot cell tower Wednesday night following nearly nine months of intense scrutiny from residents and back-and-forth with the applicant. In a split
Read MoreDutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro recalled the day he attempted to comfort his daughter, Abigail. It was the day that changed not only his daughter, who is now 14, but the lives of many New York State residents with special
Read MoreWhen the 75-acre Green Chimneys Farm opened a school for very young children, every building on the property had a chimney that was painted green. Back then, no one could have known how important the color would become to the future
Read MoreWith election season about kick into gear, the Putnam GOP Committee officially gave County Executive MaryEllen Odell the nod at the Republican annual convention in Mahopac last Thursday. Odell, in convincing fashion, got the nomination from the GOP committee
Read MoreThree Putnam County lawmakers were nominated by the county GOP committee last Thursday as the county Legislature looks to remain all-Republican for another year. Current Legislators Joe Castellano, Ginny Nacerino and Barbara Scuccimarra were all unanimously endorsed by GOP committee
Read MoreWhile the Brewster school system couldn’t get its proposed budget approved last Tuesday, the other five school systems in Putnam County easily saw their budgets signed off. In Carmel, the school district’s budget was approved 678-554 and incumbent board members
Read MoreAfter a couple of months of tense Board of Education meetings in Brewster where angry residents filled school auditoriums, voters turned down the district’s proposed budget last Tuesday in narrow fashion. The budget, which called for a $99 million spending
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