News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Voters in the Carmel Central School District soundly rejected two large scale bond propositions Monday that would have cost $85.6 million, but would’ve also paved the way for massive upgrades in facilities across the district. The two propositions failed miserably with 1,430 (64 percent)
Read MoreThe eighth grade students at Mahopac Middle School explored the art of relief cuts by designing, carving and printing original linoleum block artworks. Under the direction of their art teacher, Ms. Ann Margaret Lyons, the students experimented with materials and
Read MoreAn online petition to abandon the namesake of the Mario Cuomo Bridge in the Lower Hudson Valley continued to pick up steam last week with more than 101,000 people signing it. The petition states that the new bridge, recently opened
Read MoreOne of the most renowned international charities is returning to Putnam County. A chapter of the Salvation Army (SA) is back in Putnam after a decade-long absence as local officials and SA members gathered last Tuesday to make the announcement.
Read MoreAll five captains of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department won’t be back under new Sheriff Robert Langley when he begins his term on Jan. 1. Langley, who ran on the Democratic line and is a former investigator with the department,
Read MoreThe Putnam County Sheriff Office, led by Sheriff Don Smith, reports that the Sheriff’s Office is offering training to citizens in how to respond to active shooter incidents. The training uses a nationally devised instruction model called Citizen Response to
Read MorePutnam County is one of countless municipalities that have been hit hard by the drug epidemic that’s swept across the United States at a breathtaking rate. Now, Putnam is punching back against the drug companies that county officials believe contributed
Read MoreStopping by Putnam County last week, United States Senator Chuck Schumer put the Metropolitan Transit Authority on notice in hopes of the authority meeting a deadline to install rail-safety technology meant to make train rides safer. During a press conference
Read MoreWithin a week of his victory for the office of Putnam County Sheriff, Robert Langley announced his undersheriff last Tuesday. Former sheriff’s investigator Michael Corrigan, of Carmel, was named Langley’s second-in-command as the sheriff-elect continues his transition before he takes
Read MoreA man that went scuba diving at the site of the former Tilly Foster Mine in the Town of Southeast was found dead Monday afternoon The Putnam County Sheriff ’s Office confirmed in a press release the body of Robert
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