News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
By Neal Rentz The Southeast town board approved the 2018 budget on Nov. 16, but not without a final bout of verbal jousting. With Councilman Robert Cullen absent, the $16.8 million budget was approved 3-1. Supervisor Tony Hay, Councilwoman Lynne
Read MoreLocal emergency first responders jumped into action on Nov. 13 resulting in the rescue of two Carmel residents that were rendered unconscious by carbon monoxide poisoning, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office revealed last week. At about noon, a 61-year-old woman
Read MoreThe Putnam County Sheriff’s Office reports that Putnam County has received a generous donation from a Patterson family in support of the Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit. Mr. Joseph Stilwell and Mrs. Monika Stilwell of Patterson have donated two purebred German
Read MoreFor the first time in 16 years, Putnam County will be under a new sheriff starting next year. Democrat and former sheriff’s investigator Robert Langley completed his improbable win against incumbent Republican Don Smith once all absentee ballots were counted
Read MoreStudents at Mathew Paterson Elementary School didn’t have a care in the world last Thursday as they enjoyed new playground equipment provided by the school’s parent teacher organization and New York State Sen. Terrence Murphy. Murphy, PTO members, Carmel
Read MoreFollowing the abrupt retirement of Brewster High School assistant principal Kieran Stack last Thursday, the Brewster Board of Education held a special meeting the same day where concerned parents demanded more information and transparency regarding the situation. With Christopher Vlangas,
Read MoreState and local officials gathered at the Desmond Fish Library in Garrison last Friday to discuss the impact the Indian Point closure will have on the workforce and economy when it closes in 2021. In January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Entergy
Read MoreIn a jaw-dropping stunner, Democratic challenger Robert Langley is currently ahead of Republican incumbent Don Smith in the race for Putnam County Sheriff. Langley is up 335 votes against Smith in the countywide contest that pitted Langley, a former sheriff’s
Read MorePlastic film is everywhere. Dry cleaning bags and store “carry-out” sacks are made of it. Paper towels and beverage cases are shrink-wrapped in it. Newspapers are delivered curbside in it and unfortunately most is not recycled. The Putnam County Department
Read MoreSheriff Don Smith, a Republican, is facing Democrat and former sheriff ’s investigator Robert Langley for the top cop job in the county. Former NYPD captain Andrew DeStefano is waging a write-in campaign but isn’t on a party line. The
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