News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The first time Andy Milkis walked into Temple Israel of Putnam Valley, he immediately felt like he was part of a big family. Since then, he and his family have never looked back. Milkis, his wife, and two children had
Read MoreAs the Patterson town board looks to move ahead with a town-run emergency medical services program, one member of the Patterson Fire Department Board of Directors is questioning whether possible conflicts of interest hampered the board to take an independent
Read MoreSitting side by side during a forum in White Plains last week were Drug Crisis in Our Backyard co-founder and Mahopac resident Steve Salomone and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara. Salomone, the co-executive
Read MoreBy Anna Young The Carmel school district hosted its second annual Carmel Café to continue the district’s partnership with the community to find ways to improve the school system. Carmel Café is a strategic planning session that brings students, parents, community
Read MoreBicycling along roads in Putnam County can lead to scenic views and wide stretches of little vehicular traffic, but when there are cars speeding by it can also lead to danger. Putnam County legislators discussed a plan to raise awareness
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli – Legislators briefly sparred once again on Nov. 15 over the county’s lease for the Butterfield development in Cold Spring, as the legislature’s Physical Services Committee advanced an amendment to the lease agreement with developer Paul Guillaro. The
Read MorePutnam County Government will once again offer high school, college and graduate school students the opportunity to apply for paid and unpaid summer internship opportunities throughout its many departments as part of the Putnam Invests in Leaders of Tomorrow (PILOT)
Read MoreFollowing a lengthy, debate, mainly between Supervisor Richard Williams and Patterson Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Chief Matt Szpindor, the town board voted unanimously last week to move forward with a plan to create a town emergency medical services program that
Read MoreThe Putnam County Legislature’s Health, Social, Educational and Environment Committee is supportive of the efforts by Sheriff Donald Smith to call for the federal government to deport undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes and are seeking to have the full
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli Putnam County Undersheriff Peter Convery died suddenly aftersuffering an apparent heart attack at his Mahopac home Tuesday morning, the sheriff’s office announced. Convery was 65. “We are all absolutely heartbroken,” Sheriff Don Smith said in a press
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