News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
For the past few years, Joshua Brennan has served the emergency service community by volunteering at the Pawling Fire Department in Dutchess County. Now, this young man needs fire departments across the region to give back. Joe Petrucelli of Tri
Read MoreFor years, Nan Ernst has been on the stage at the Shady Grove Theater during Putnam County’s 4-H Fair, as the master of ceremonies for the weekend long entertainment. She was on stage last Friday, but instead of introducing the
Read MoreThe life of Dixie Kiefer was one of valor and survival against the odds. It was so intriguing and inspiring that a local Hudson Valley man knew Commodore Kiefer’s story had to be told. A World War II hero, Keefer
Read MoreThe Brewster community became ensnared in controversy last week when it was discovered students reportedly with Brewster High School roots were seen on a short video using a racial slur. The video, posted by Baller Alert, showed students from Brewster
Read MoreFollowing the departure of one Mahopac school system principal and the future exit of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dennis Creedon, the Mahopac Teachers Association (MTA) spoke out about the constant change in leadership the district has faced. In a long
Read MoreAfter 20 years of dedicated service providing hope and counseling to those in need, the Putnam Family & Community Services center is changing its name to CoveCare Center at the end of July. With the Carmel community center celebrating their
Read MoreWith the hopes of putting sewer in the Route 6 corridor in Mahopac and in the Village of Brewster, the Putnam County Legislature’s physical services committee allotted $160,000 for studies at last Wednesday’s committee meeting in which more details were
Read MoreThere are a very limited number of events in our area that can offer a fun-filled weekend for family, friends and ‘children of all ages’ without an admission and parking fee and the Putnam County 4-H Fair is the one
Read MoreThe Brewster community became ensnared in controversy this week when it was discovered students reportedly from Brewster High School were seen on a short video using a racial slur. The video, posted by Baller Alert, showed students apparently from Brewster
Read MorePutnam Valley voters narrowly defeated a measure that would have resulted in a new recreation center in town Thursday night, halting a project town officials heavily lobbied for. In the dead of summer, more than 1,500 voters came out with
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