The Putnam Examiner

A Florida man has been arrested by New York State Police after allegedly raping a victim in the woods near the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Kent back in September. According to NYSP from Cortlandt, troopers were called

Anticipating higher-than-expected construction costs related to the $14.8 million capital project that was approved by Putnam Valley Central School District voters last year, architects presented the school board with some alternative plans during its Dec. 12 meeting. As part of

The Putnam Valley Town Board voted Dec. 18 to ban the use of ice-retardant devices and chemicals on the Lake Oscawana shoreline or water body. Councilmembers Louie Luongo, Jackie Annabi and Wendy Whetsel, as well as Supervisor Sam Oliverio voted

The creation of a Town of Southeast-City of Danbury rail line was revisited during the Dec. 17 meeting of the Putnam County Legislature’s Audit and Administration Committee meeting. Committee Chairman Bill Gouldman, R-Putnam Valley, said there will be no financial

Despite impassioned pleas from student, parents and other community members during the Dec. 18 Haldane School Board meeting, the board voted unanimously to terminate longtime girls’ varsity basketball coach Tyrone Searight. Searight, 49, of Peekskill, who has coached the Haldane

Barrington Thomas, 44, of Patterson, was killed last week when he was struck by a vehicle while walking along Old Route 6 in Carmel, according to news reports. The incident took place at about 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 near

When Putnam County Legislature Chairman Joseph Castellano was asked to speak at the Dec. 11 naturalization ceremony at the Historic Courthouse in Carmel, he jumped at the opportunity. “Without a doubt my favorite day of the month, the year, is

A former educator and public official in Cold Spring was arrested this week after allegedly attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. Charles Hustis III, 36, was arrested Dec. 16 following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s

By Neal Rentz The developer of the project formerly known as Northeast Interstate Logistics is seeking approval from the Southeast Planning Board for a scaled-down project that is now known as the Commercial Campus at Fields Corner, which would be

After a man plunged through the ice on Lake Oscawana early this year, Putnam Valley lawmakers have been considering enacting a ban that would restrict the use of equipment utilized to melt ice. During a Dec. 11 Putnam Valley Town