The Putnam Examiner

The Putnam County Legislature postponed a vote last week that would have banned polystyrene throughout most of the county. Legislator Barbara Scuccimarra, who sponsored the proposed legislation, said at last Tuesday’s meeting that board members had issued some concerns with

By a narrow margin, the Putnam Valley school system passed a bond last Tuesday that will lead to sweeping improvements at the middle school and a state of the art health and wellness center, ending a polarizing two months within

The Southeast town board is back at the drawing board after a previous sign ordinance was struck down as unconstitutional about three years ago. During a town board meeting last Thursday, town board members discussed how they could tweak the

In the heart of Putnam Valley, residents and visitors now have a new preservation to enjoy for decades to come as the access area and parking lot for Granite Mountain off Peekskill Hollow Road was officially opened last week. Hudson

If stealing from a cemetery weren’t bad karma enough, a Pawling man was also sentenced last Friday to state prison time for his embezzlement of Raymond Hill Cemetery in Carmel. Previously convicted in a jury trial of grand larceny in

Reaching the mandatory retirement age, Garrison resident and longtime Judge Thomas Scuccimarra announced last week he plans to retire from the courts at the end of the year. Scuccimarra, who is currently a New York State Court of Claims judge,

Aiden Rice’s smile completely lit up the room as he accepted a Student of Distinction Award surrounded by teachers and administrators in the Putnam Valley High School library on November 19. Popular with many of the staff and administrators attending,

By Kristen McNerney Debate over how to proceed after the Carmel school system was dealt with two failed bond votes in as many years dragged on once again last week during another heated school board meeting. The district’s most recent

A Lake Carmel man’s life was cut short Tuesday night when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday afternoon. Silvio Tenesaca, 49, of Kent was charged with vehicular manslaughter in the

Michael DiVestea, a junior at The Harvey School in Katonah, is no stranger to Putnam Hospital Center and volunteering. Not only was DiVestea, 15, born at the Carmel hospital, he has spent much of his young life helping out there,