The Putnam Examiner

Hate hit close to home last week when it was discovered a house under construction in Nelsonville was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. The house, which is owned by a Jewish family, was defaced with a swastika and anti-Semitic slur over

State Sen. Terrence Murphy renewed his attempts to link his Democratic rival Peter Harckham to a convicted former aide of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. On Monday, Murphy’s campaign released testimony from the corruption trial of Joseph Percoco last winter that revealed

 Like two heavyweight fighters taking their final slugs in the late rounds of a boxing match, the two candidates for Putnam County Executive once again exchanged punches a week before Election Day. Alleging a pay-to-play ploy, Democrat Maureen Fleming called

By Anna Young The Carmel Board of Education continues to remain divided following the recent failing of a bond referendum that would have provided updates to district facilities. With board members facing a surge of public concern after the district’s

In the final stretch of their campaigns for Putnam County executive, incumbent Republican MaryEllen Odell and Democratic challenger Maureen Fleming traded barbs on budgets and contracts with neither giving an inch. Odell, in a statement posted on her social media

A second office for the Putnam- Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center could be open within the year, it was revealed last week as county workers gathered to shine a light on domestic and sexual abuse. During a gathering last Thursday

Remaining empty for dozens of years, the Southeast Old Town Hall could be making a comeback meant to be a center for the performing arts. Calling it a hidden gem, members of the Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition and

After a controversial bond to build a recreation center was shot down in Putnam Valley last year, residents seemed by and large more supportive of purchasing an existing recreation facility that will go to a vote next month. The town

By Anna Young Carmel School Board member John Curzio was harshly criticized last week by residents and board members outraged by the recent failing of a bond referendum that would have provided updates to district facilities. After the district’s $25.4

There is less than a month before the election for Putnam County executive, and the two candidates for the position continue to throw jabs at each other. Kent Supervisor and Democrat Maureen Fleming alleged last week Republican incumbent MaryEllen Odell