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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York last week issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Patterson nursery and garden supply business, and its president, from threatening its employees and obstructing a U.S. Department of Labor
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Westchester Land Trust (WLT) announced last week the permanent protection of a 174-acre property in the Town of Patterson that contains Browns Mountain, a rare floating bog, and several species of distinctive plants. The land is located within a regionally
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A nonprofit organization in Putnam County that provides services to the developmentally and intellectually disabled will be holding its first-ever celebration a week from Saturday that will have a dual purpose. The Hudson Valley Division of the United Cerebral Palsy
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The man charged with fatally shooting an aspiring educator and accomplished cellist, who grew up in Patterson, near the upstate SUNY Potsdam campus where she was a senior in February has been indicted. Elizabeth Howell, 21, a 2018 graduate
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An aspiring educator and accomplished cellist who grew up in Patterson was murdered Friday near the upstate SUNY Potsdam campus where she was a senior. Elizabeth Howell, 21, a 2018 graduate of Brewster High School, was found unconscious with gunshot
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By Rick Pezzullo Putnam County District Attorney Robert V. Tendy announced Monday the conviction and sentencing of Heather Genevieve Licari for Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a class C violent felony offense. Licari, who was remanded without bail to
Read moreBy Assemblyman Kevin Byrne Earlier this month, we wrapped up our last “Trailblazing with Byrne” event of the year in the Town of Patterson. Since we launched these informal outdoor forums in May, we’ve successfully held at least one in
Read moreA Putnam County teen was arrested last week after a vehicle driving on a state road was shot twice as the culprit was target shooting. On Apr. 16, a motorist was driving on Route 22 in Patterson when they heard
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Kenneth Robert Carr, 73, of North Palm Beach, Fla. and New Milford, Conn., embarked on to his next adventure quietly, courageously and peacefully on Feb. 11 at his home in Florida surrounded by family, just as he wished. Over the
Read moreA Putnam County business and polling station were exposed to COVID-19 last week after members of the public tested positive for coronavirus, according to health officials. The Putnam County Department of Health issued a health advisory on Saturday stating a
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