News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Seventy-six percent of teachers nationally are women, yet only 27 percent hold the top job of school superintendent. Statistics like that led Jazz Conboy, general counsel of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, and Lynn Allen, assistant superintendent
Read MoreThe race between Republicans Kevin Byrne and Suzi McDonough heated up last week after McDonough was thrown off the Conservative line ahead of September’s 94th district assembly primary. McDonough, a Carmel councilwoman and Mahopac resident, was tossed from the Conservative
Read MoreBy Arthur Cusano Kent town employees will be now able to spend a little more time with their newborns, thanks to a new policy put in place last week at Kent’s town board meeting. Employees can now get two weeks
Read MoreMore than 20 mothers across Putnam County and the greater region took part in the Big Latch On, meant to raise awareness and promote breastfeeding worldwide last Friday. The third annual event took place at the Carmel Fire House and
Read More(This article has been updated.) Roger Ailes’ donation toward a new senior center in Philipstown turned out to be worth a half-million dollar disappointment. In a stunning move that throws questions into whether a new senior center will be placed
Read MorePatterson town highway and sanitation workers, part of the CSEA union, picketed outside town hall Wednesday evening prior to a meeting in which the union and town board looked to hash out some of their difference in hopes of reaching
Read MoreFor the past 35 years, under the blazing sun, Bill Giles has been working the grill at the 4-H Fair cooking sausages, hot dogs, and burgers for thousands of residents and other fair visitors. To commemorate his 35th year of
Read MoreGarrison resident and former FOX News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes has pulled a $500,000 donation meant to go toward a new senior center at the Butterfield redevelopment. In an article in the Putnam County News and Recorder, which is
Read MoreAn eagle and three consecutive birdies by Christian Cavaliere during a five-hole stretch of the championship match in the 99th Met Junior Championship sponsored by MetLife helped propel the Katonah native to the title at The Patterson Club on July
Read MoreThe Fireball Run is making a pit stop in Putnam County this fall! The Fireball Run is a nationally streamed, internationally televised, adventure-travel series. Join Putnam County as we welcome teams of adventure seekers as they participate in an epic
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