The Putnam Examiner

A popular referendum to increase funds for the Kent Public Library won by more than 1,000 votes. The final count voting in favor of the referendum was 1,856. No votes came in at 850. In the last 13 years, inflation

Frank Lombardi and Robert Schanil easily won seats on the Carmel Town Board. Both Republicans garnered substantially more votes than Jean Hopper, the Democratic candidate. Schanil received 3,746 votes and Lombardi 3,654. Hopper, new to the political arena, trailed with

Maureen Fleming was re-elected Town of Kent supervisor against challenger Rick Kreps. A total of 1,671 votes were cast for Fleming while 1,057 went to Kreps. Fleming, who first ran for public office in 2013, ran on the Democrat/Conservative, LBT/SAM

Kent residents battling a proposed truck stop at Route 52 recently won their vehement fight after the developer said he would remove the truck stop component from the proposal. At the beginning of the October 22nd Kent Town Board meeting,

When you play together for more than five years like the boys of the Mahopac Soccer U12 team “Mayhem,” you inevitably build a bond. And for the “Mayhem” players, this bond isn’t just on the field. The families of this

Students held red goggle-like headsets up to their faces as they turned every which way in their seats. They tilted their heads back, twisted around, and slowly looked down towards the floor, sometimes gasping or calling out to fellow classmates.

State and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony in Putnam Valley on Wednesday to begin a $28.9 million project for a new bridge over the Taconic State Parkway at the Pudding Street intersection, along with new ramps that will make

A riled-up crowd expressed their ire about a proposed truck stop last Thursday at a Town of Kent Planning Board meeting. The controversial truck stop is part of the proposed new development project, Kent Country Square, to be located on

Carmel Councilman Mike Barile is facing criminal charges for his alleged actions in a confrontation with a newspaper columnist at a meeting last month.   Barile was charged last Tuesday by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office with first degree grand

Officials and mental health experts called on the state last week to provide additional funding for mental health and opioid abuse programs and give counties and municipalities greater flexibility in how those funds are spent. Discussions on these topics were held during