News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Since 2014, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell has dedicated a year to a certain group in the county. First it was seniors, then the family and last year it was business development. Now, in 2017, it’s the young folks’ turn.
Read MoreBy Anna Young Hundreds of Carmel residents and property owners united at Wednesday’s town board meeting to express their frustration and anger following the town’s property tax reevaluation. After roughly 13,000 disclosure notices were mailed out on March 1, residents
Read MoreSince the early fall when the senior center lease at the Butterfield redevelopment resulted in scorched earth meetings of the Putnam County Legislature, tempers have cooled as the county hopes the controversial new center is ready before the end of
Read MoreAn obsolete water tower will hopefully be taken down in Putnam Valley as town board members discussed the mechanics of removing the eyesore at last Wednesday’s workshop. The four-tenths of an acre targeted includes the water tower, a cement pump
Read MoreThe Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick are proud to present the name of Father. Joseph P. Tierney as our candidate for Grand Marshal of the 2017 Northern Westchester-Putnam St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Mahopac. Fr. Tierney was born in Staten Island
Read MoreBefore, during, and after President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address last week, Democratic representatives in droves made clear they wanted nothing to do with the Republican firebrand by staying seated most of his speech and exiting the
Read MoreIt is with profound sadness that Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the death of Mark R. Gilmore, Senior Investigator in the Sheriff’s Office, who died suddenly on Wednesday, March 1. Senior Investigator Gilmore was 54. Sr. Inv. Gilmore
Read MorePutnam Hospital Center’s Dr. Bear has come out of hibernation to announce the return of Kids’ Day. After a two-year hiatus, the popular community celebration is back and will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 20,
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz Following months of often contentious debate, officials of the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department are set to discuss a potential backup emergency medical services role with Supervisor Richard Williams this week. Over the strong objections of the fire
Read MoreBy Kevin Byrne As a volunteer firefighter, I’ve witnessed fellow firefighters battle all sorts of different hazards. One I didn’t expect was cancer. I’ve spoken with firefighters who battled cancer about the mountain of debt they accumulated due to their
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