News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Although the main race for Putnam County Executive won’t happen until November, Democrat Maureen Fleming is hoping to pull off the difficult task of swiping a third party line from Republican MaryEllen Odell that could improve her chances in the
Read MoreThe Putnam County Sheriff ’s Department is urging parents to teach their children some simple safety tips before they head back to school. “Very soon, thousands of children will be walking to and from school and school buses- many for
Read MoreBy Anna Young In a solemn ceremony last Friday on International Overdose Awareness Day, more than 100 people gathered at Chamber Park in Mahopac to memorialize loved ones who lost their battle to addiction. Community organizations hosted the third annual
Read MoreA new piece of legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo concerning prosecutorial misconduct has district attorney offices and the exonerated community split over the effectiveness of the first-in-the-nation proposal. Cuomo signed the law, which would establish
Read MoreA large-scale logistics center proposed in Southeast has been a red-hot topic of discussion this summer and now it’s become a campaign issue in the race for Putnam County executive. Democratic candidate for county executive, Kent Supervisor Maureen Fleming, called
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz In an effort to lure the MTA Police away from a residential site, the Patterson Town Board voted 4-1 on Aug. 22 to enter into a lease of up to 50 years with Wireless Edge to construct
Read MoreBy Kristen McNerney After months of debate, a vote overwhelmingly confirmed a lease deal that could lead to a cell tower at Putnam Valley Town Hall last Tuesday. The vote toward approval of the lease deal between the town and
Read MoreA former Putnam County legislator, who once served as chairman of the board, was arrested earlier this month after he was allegedly found with crack cocaine in the Jefferson Valley Mall parking lot. Robert McGuigan, who served on the lawmaking
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz It appears more likely that the MTA will construct a 170-foot-high cell tower near a residential neighborhood on Route 164, which it owns in Patterson. During a special town board meeting held on Aug. 15, Supervisor Richard
Read MoreWhen he began his career with the Kent police department more than two decades ago, Kevin Owens never had a fleeting thought about one day leading the department. But last week, the town board named Owens the acting chief of
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