News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The Philipstown town board made a statement on the embroiling national debate on immigration, when they declared their municipality a sanctuary town Wednesday night. In a slim 3-2 vote, with Supervisor Richard Shea the deciding vote to push the resolution
Read MorePlans for a new recreation center in the Town of Putnam Valley took another leap forward Wednesday evening, when the five-member town board voted in lockstep to bond the project. The price tag attached to the new recreation center is
Read MoreBy Anna Young Carmel and Putnam County residents gathered for a candlelit vigil Sunday night to pay their respects for Robin Murphy, the teenager who mysteriously and tragically disappeared 22 years ago. More than a dozen people came together at
Read MoreThe seventh annual County Health Rankings have been released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. For the seventh consecutive year, Putnam County ranks among the top five counties in New York State.
Read MoreSince President Donald Trump has taken office, organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union have sparred with the Republican firebrand. Last week, the Putnam Democratic Committee hosted a representative from the New York Civil Liberties Union (the state affiliate of
Read MoreThe Brewster Farmers’ Market has left the Village of Brewster and partnered with the Hudson Valley Regional Farmers Market, which began the joint venture this past weekend, the two organizations announced last week. Brewster resident Jack Gress of the Coalition
Read MoreWhen former CEO/executive director of the Great Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce, Erin Meagher, was arrested for stealing from the business organization, Joseph Tock admitted the chamber suffered a black eye. But he told chamber members during a State of the
Read MoreTo Morgan Hotaling, whose teachers and family laud her devotion to academics and the study of physical therapy, the key is to find what you’re passionate about. “Once you find that, it’s not really work; it’s just doing what you
Read MorePutnam County Sheriff Department officials are fuming after the county Legislature failed to move forward a memorandum of agreement with the sheriff ’s Patrol Benevolent Association and the establishment of a new union within the department leaving the two proposals
Read MoreIn recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Child Advocacy Center of Putnam County is proud to present its inaugural Champions for Children Breakfast on Monday, April 3, from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. at the Putnam Golf Course located at
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