News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Carmel Board of Education member Jim Wise has come under scrutiny again for remarks he made in June at a pro-Palestinian rally at the Carmel Courthouse. Four Hudson Valley lawmakers penned a letter Aug. 8 to New York State Education
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Brewster resident McLain Ward won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics last week as a member of the U.S. equestrian jumping team. Ward, 48, who was riding Ilex, joined teammates Karl Cook, Caracole de la Roque and Laura
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The Mahopac Board of Education selected new leaders for the 2024-25 school year during its reorganization meeting earlier this month. In a closely contested race for president on July 8, Jonathan Schneider, a lifelong resident and Mahopac High School graduate,
Read MoreCarmel Superintendent of Schools Dr. Erin Meehan-Fairben has released her First 100 Days Plan to help the district move forward. Fairben officially took over the reins of the district on July 1, succeeding Interim Superintendent of Schools Joseph McGrath. “The
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By Caitlyn Ferrante U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R) and other officials held a press conference at the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department Monday to address the new OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) rule that could harm local fire departments
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With many beaches in the Hudson Valley forced to close last week due to harmful pollution, several state and local officials are lobbying for funding to be allocated to curb the recurring problem. During a press conference at a healthy
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The Carmel Town Board last week unanimously voted to approve a six-month moratorium prohibiting the establishment of East Point Energy’s proposed lithium battery farm on 95 acres off Miller and Union Valley roads in Mahopac near the Somers border. Applause
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Carmel Board of Education member Jim Wise was taken to task by his colleagues last week for remarks he made last month at a pro-Palestinian rally outside the Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel. During a five-hour meeting on July 9,
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A local business owner and her dog have two Carmel police officers to thank for rescuing them after a sudden storm recently left them stranded on Lake Mahopac. On June 23, police officers Vincent Serio and Anthony Bambach were assigned
Read MoreThe old adage, “You can never go home again,” adopted from the title of a 1940 novel, certainly doesn’t apply to Dr. Erin Meehan-Fairben, new Superintendent of Schools in the Carmel School District. Fairben, who took over the reins July
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