News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Last June, when former Putnam County district attorney Adam Levy and Sheriff Don Smith reached a settlement in connection to Levy’s defamation lawsuit against him, it appeared the war between the two political enemies had finally ended. But it appears
Read MoreEditor’s note: In the print edition of The Putnam Examiner’s Election Guide 2017 for Oct 31-Nov. 6, it was incorrectly reported due to an editing error that Democratic candidate for Southeast town board, Melinda Montanaro, “doesn’t believe the tax cap
Read MoreA Brewster High School instructor is facing criminal charges connected to an alleged sexual relationship with a student, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Christopher Vlangas, 41, is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a 16-year-old female student
Read MoreThis November, Green Chimneys will throw open its doors – or rather, its trails – for the first-ever “Conquer the Forest” Trail Run.” Green Chimneys’ Clearpool Campus in Carmel, NY recently opened its hiking trails for public access and is
Read MorePutnam County employees, in a wave of purple, gathered last Thursday to shine a light on domestic abuse in hopes of preventing a type of violence not always seen in public view. Dozens of county workers stood on the steps
Read MoreDoes your Putnam County legislator deserve a pay raise? That’s the question county lawmakers asked themselves last week as they continued to review the 2018 proposed budget. During a heated week of budget review, county lawmakers debated whether they deserve
Read MoreLegal justifications for the use of force was discussed by several Putnam County elected officials during a meeting sponsored by the Putnam County Firearms Owners Association held at the Paladin Center in Carmel on Oct. 18. The discussion centered around
Read MoreThe proposed Putnam Valley budget that was originally above the New York State mandated tax cap is now tucked below it after the town board made a couple changes to save money. The allowable tax cap from the state was
Read MoreThe Carmel Town Board expressed openness last week to potentially increasing the town’s contribution to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department for such expenses as the leasing of two new pumper tankers to replace two vehicles that are more than 20-years-old.
Read MoreAt one point or another, we’ve all used prescription drugs or over-the- counter (OTC) medicines to alleviate an illness – whether it’s to relieve pain or curb a cough. Unfortunately, too many young people and adults are abusing these drugs
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