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News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The Carmel Board of Education will return to in-person meetings on Tuesday, September 22 in the Carmel High School cafeteria. According the Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order, a total of 50 people may be in attendance (and/or 50% of the room
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Brewster High School junior Nicholas Sayegh has been nominated by his coaches for USA Football’s Heart of a Giant award. The award program seeks to highlight tri-state high school athletes who demonstrate characteristics like commitment, character, teamwork, dedication and will.
Read moreDementia has touched Eileen Bridgham-Kounios of Carmel’s life twice on her father’s side – both her father and his mother had Alzheimer’s. Now she worries the condition is hereditary and that she may be at risk as well. As a
Read moreA Carmel attorney was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison for tax evasion and failing to pay over payroll taxes as part of a scheme that cost the Internal Revenue Service more than $800,000. Francis J. O’Reilly, 62,
Read moreTwo Putnam County Sheriff’s Department deputies were awarded Liberty Medals Wednesday for their heroic efforts last year in rescuing two men who were threatening to jump off area bridges. State Senator Peter Harckham handed out the medals to Benjamin Levine
Read moreA criminal investigation initiated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the indictment of nine men involved in a bank fraud and identity theft scheme. According to Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr., the probe stemmed from larcenies from vehicles
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Putnam Valley School District officials are downplaying a politically-charged message written Thursday in a senior’s parking space at Putnam Valley High School, maintaining it was a mistake. High School Principal Sandra Intrieri and Assistant Principal Matt Mello said in a
Read moreThe Putnam County SPCA is seeking information about a neglected rabbit that was found in front of a pet store in Patterson Monday morning. The animal a young, female, Holland Lop Domestic Rabbit, was discovered abandoned in a WB Mason
Read moreA 20-year-old Philipstown man has been charged with the murder of his father in a trailer park last November. Louis Joseph Weber IV was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office August 23 following a
Read moreA Putnam man has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison and 20 years of post release supervision following his March conviction on raping a child. Khori Salmon’s sexual conduct began against his child victim in the Bronx and
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