News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A Dutchess County man was arrested by Putnam County Sheriff Department officials last week following an altercation that almost resulted in the fatality of a Patterson man. Patrick Murphy of Beacon was charged with attempted murder in the 2nd degree
Read MoreBy Anna Young Carmel Police are investigating an apparent homicide that took place Thursday afternoon in Mahopac. Police Cheif Mike Cazzari said first responders discovered the body of Perla Gatchalian, 75, in her residence on Coventry Circle, following a medical
Read MoreHaving a love for local history, it seemed natural that Brewster resident Steven Mattson would spend about five years searching for the gravesite and headstone of a Brewster resident dating back to the Revolutionary War. Though it took several years
Read MoreIt appears the race for the Putnam County legislative seat in district 8 could be a rematch of familiar opponents. Amy Sayegh announced her intention to run for the legislative 8 seat Friday evening in front of friends, family and
Read MoreBy Anna Young With so many people still confused by the results of the presidential election, the Putnam County League of Women Voters (LWV) held an informational forum regarding the Electoral College last Thursday night at the Mahopac Library. Many
Read MoreWhile the Putnam Valley Central School District’s overall spending plan is higher than the past several years, district residents can expect only a slight increase on their school tax bill this year pending budget approval by voters next month.
Read MoreThe long drawn-out New York State budget process came to a close on April 10, when state lawmakers finally reached a deal on the $153.1 billion spending plan. Nine days after the April 1 deadline passed, Governor Andrew Cuomo, the
Read MoreAs attention continues to grow over the drug epidemic that’s hit Putnam County and the Hudson Valley region, county officials set the record straight on how many drug overdoses have resulted in fatalities so far this year. During a Health
Read MoreCarmel’s proposed chicken ordinance remains under review following a public hearing during the Carmel Town Board meeting Wednesday night. While many residents are in agreement with the law that will allow six chickens per half acre, others feel the minimum
Read MoreFollowing weeks of meetings where residents stepped forward to harshly criticize the Carmel Town Board on the town’s property tax reevaluation project, tensions remained high as a town board candidate condemned Supervisor Kenny Schmitt Wednesday night. After roughly 13,000 disclosure
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