The Putnam Examiner

Putnam County residents can now shop for WIC food using a new electronic benefit card. The card, which looks like an ordinary debit or credit card, allows a more discreet shopping experience and eliminates delay at check-out. The card also

Eighth-graders Moe Poley, Justine Wald and Alescia Nitti made a passionate plea to the Wellness Team and Brewster schools Director of Child Nutrition Services Cathy Hancock last month. The students were not asking for their favorite snacks or for more

A Lake Peekskill woman is facing charges for aiding and abetting a man who provided mental health services to clients under false pretenses, New York State Police announced last Sunday. Margaret Patterson, also known as Charlene Patterson, 79, of Lake

While spring hasn’t come early, it might feel that way to Putnam County Board of Election workers and political committee members as the timeline to get candidates on the ballot has been pushed up due to election reform passed at

In light of the untimely death of Mahopac native and Chief Warrant Officer Michael Kozloski, a fundraiser has been set up to help his family through a most difficult time. A gofundme campaign has raised more than $38,000 so far

Already boasting some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, the New York State Legislature passed a series of bills that made gun laws even tougher, but left a sharp divide among political parties. With a Democratic majority in

Putnam Valley has been a community in mourning the past week following a tragic accident that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Elias Knapp. Knapp, a student at Putnam Valley High School, died days after he accidentally shot himself while

What oddly took years to pass was finally–and overwhelmingly approved last week when the New York State Legislature voted through the Child Victims Act. The legislation, which had been on the table for years before a new Democratic majority in

The property tax cap, abortion and a plan for the legalization of recreational marijuana were among the issues Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D-Ossining) discussed with residents during a meeting held at the Kent Public Library on Feb. 2. About a dozen

In a strong rebuke of the current handling of the Highway Department in the Town of Southeast, the local GOP committee denied incumbent highway Superintendent Michael Bruen the Republican nomination last week. Republican challenger Michael Burdick easily clinched the GOP