The morning of Jack Higgins’ graduation from Carmel High School, his mother, Barbara, asked her husband, Pat, whether Jack and the entire family should attend. While it might be an odd question to … [Read more...]
Lakeview Third Graders Talk to Dolphin from Classroom
Lakeview third graders, along with their teachers Ms. Terri DiMicco and Ms. Danielle Romano and teaching assistant Angela Pace, may have taken the most memorable field trip of their lives without even … [Read more...]
Southeast Seeking Water and Sewer Rate Policy
The Southeast town board is working to come up with a consistent policy to assure that property owners pay their fair share of water and sewer rates. At the June 27 town board meeting, Supervisor … [Read more...]
Study to Explore Southeast-Brewster Merger Shot Down
While there has always been chatter about merging the Town of Southeast and Village of Brewster into one municipality, a study meant to examine that combination was shot down by village officials last … [Read more...]
Disbandment of WIC Close to Done Deal
While no official action was taken last week, Putnam County lawmakers appeared poised to disband the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program in favor of handing off the responsibilities to a private … [Read more...]
Putnam Clerk Won’t Commit to Issuing Licenses to Undoc. Immigrants
With a few county clerks throughout New York already threatening to defy a new state law that goes into effect later this year, Putnam County Clerk Michael Bartolotti remained non- committal whether … [Read more...]
Property Owned by Carmel Councilman Faces Septic Questions
Carmel Councilman Michael Barile is facing swirling questions about a septic system used at one of his properties as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation slapped the developer … [Read more...]
With Division Still Fresh, New Nelsonville Mayor Appointed
Serving until next year’s election, Michael Bowman was appointed new mayor of Nelsonville last week by most of the village board, replacing Chris Caccamise, who stepped down from the post last … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Drones Assist in Rescue of Hikers
A daring rescue in the Hudson Highland State Park was mission accomplish last week with the use of drones from the Putnam County Sheriff ’s Office playing a pivotal role in the recovery of stranded … [Read more...]
Beloved Putnam County Court Judge Dies
Putnam County Court Judge James Reitz has died Reitz, who had been a county justice since 2007, died suddenly this morning at Putnam Hospital Center. He was 57. County Executive MaryEllen Odell … [Read more...]