News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
As the heroin crisis continues to devastate Putnam County, sheriff deputies and paramedics were actually able to rescue a Patterson man last week who overdosed on drugs. At about 7 p.m. on Sep. 5, county sheriff deputies and paramedics were
Read MoreIn a scrabble for political lines, three candidates running for two town judge seats in Kent are campaigning to voters from three registered parties. Republicans incumbent Kevin Douchkoff and Tim Curtiss, who were endorsed by the town Republican committee are
Read MoreAfter weeks of uncertainty, there will not be a Republican primary for Putnam County Sheriff after GOP hopeful Andrew DeStefano couldn’t get his name back on the ballot. DeStefano, a former NYPD captain and Patterson resident, intended to challenge longtime
Read MoreThe Bureau of Emergency Services has a new leader at the top. Kenneth Clair, of Brewster, will take over as acting commissioner of the bureau after current commissioner Tony Sutton decided to retire, effective Sep. 5. The announcement was made
Read MoreEarlier this summer, the Green Chimneys Farm & Wildlife Center was donated a beautiful Scottish Highland calf by a local farm in Brewster. The now six- month-old “Fiona” has been under the care of Green Chimneys’ expert farm staff which
Read MoreBy Anna Young Tensions flared last Tuesday as the Brewster Central School District hosted a town hall style meeting where a panel of clergy members, school and elected officials discussed the controversy where four recent graduates were seen in a
Read MorePointing to low ridership, officials at Putnam Area Rapid Transit (PART) intend to cut the last loop of bus routes 1, 2, and 5 starting in mid-September. County transportation manager Vincent Tamagna said PART will no longer run buses until
Read MoreDespite the effort of two doctors to revive a cyclist who just collided with a car, a Connecticut man succumbed to his injuries in Brewster Friday morning. The Connecticut man, identified as David Eric Wellin, 68, died when a car
Read MoreA proposed sewer district pegged for Route 6 in Mahopac could face a potential blow after the Town of Somers informed the Town of Carmel and Putnam County it doesn’t want to extend its sought after sewer capacity beyond its
Read MoreAssemblyman Kevin Byrne (R,C,I,Ref-Mahopac) announced that on July 25, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (A.611/S.750) that immediately banned the use of electronic cigarettes on all public and private school grounds in New York. Byrne is a co-sponsor of the
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