News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Despite the Republican Party hierarchy in Carmel rejecting her candidacy for town board, Councilwoman Suzi McDonough is pushing ahead without their support. In a press release issued last week, McDonough, the two-term town board member, confirmed her intention to force
Read MoreFor the first time in a long time, a Democrat is gearing up to run for the Carmel town board. Judie Mirra, who recently retired from her elementary school teaching position, announced her candidacy for the town board last week
Read MorePutnam County District Attorney Bob Tendy’s second-in-command is stepping down. Chief assistant district attorney Joseph Fonseca, who came on board when Tendy started his first term in 2016, is resigning from his position on June 9 and returning to private
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz The Putnam County Legislature has chosen a Carmel resident to become its legislative counsel for the rest of the year. During a special meeting on May 25 the county Legislature voted unanimously to hire Robert Firriolo. He
Read MoreOne-time allies, even if for a brief time only, are now both running for the supervisor’s seat in Town of Kent. Supervisor Maureen Fleming, a Democrat, and Patricia Madigan, a Republican, were both in support of ousting former supervisor Kathy
Read MoreFor more than a decade, Tony Arrien has worked as the videographer for the Town of Putnam Valley, taping hundreds of municipal meetings and other public events during that tenure. Usually behind the camera, he came out in front of
Read MoreBy Anna Young and David Propper Erin Meagher, the former chief executive officer of the Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce, appeared in the Town of Carmel Justice Court Tuesday night to plead guilty to reduced charges and admit to stealing
Read MoreAt the behest of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Putnam County government and town and village governments are reviewing ways it can streamline services and potentially save taxpayer money. Last Thursday, County Executive MaryEllen Odell convened a meeting with elected
Read MoreDuring his 18 months in Korea, Corporal George Godfrey dodged plenty of bullets, but never shirked his duty to his country. Working as a police patrolman proved no less arduous, but he served the Village of Brewster with honor and
Read MoreRoger Ailes, the former head of Fox News, died on Thursday. He was 77. Ailes, who long resided with his wife Elizabeth in Garrison, was also the owner of the Putnam County Courier and Putnam County News & Recorder along
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