By Molly Stazzone Connecting students enrolled in Westchester and Putnam colleges to exciting and valuable internships got a whole lot easier with the launch of a new website last week. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Putnam County Executive MaryEllen
Read MoreA controversial plan to place advertisements on the Putnam County Trailway is dead. In a letter read during the July 22 meeting of the Putnam County Legislature’s Physical Service Committee, Bikepath Country stated it was pulling out of a potential
Read MoreWhen Putnam County passed its budget last October it did so under little fanfare. Now one of its proposed revenue generators is under fire. An amendment to Putnam County’s Local Law Chapter 173 titled “Item Pricing,” included a wavier fee
Read MorePutnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell is supporting Director of the Office for the Aging Patricia Sheehy and the Putnam County Senior Citizens Advisory Board as they seek nominations for this year’s Senior Citizen of the Year Award. “We are fortunate
Read MoreThe shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday left a community devastated and many parents wondering how to address such a horrific event with their children. When exposed to violence, even on television, children can have all kinds of emotional responses.
Read MoreIt seems to be a little known fact that the U.S. Small Business Administration does help homeowners and renters in disaster situations. That’s the message Richard Daigle, a spokesman for the SBA is trying to get out to the public
Read MoreThe Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County and the Putnam County Sherriff’s Department, honored Cub Scout Jake Beecher with certificates for his outstanding bravery and courage for saving sister, Kayla, from a dog that was attacking them. On Oct. 5,
Read MoreHurricane Sandy destroyed homes in Westchester, Rockland, New York City and Long Island. The federal government is now acknowledging that homes in Putnam County were also damaged by the superstorm. On Tuesday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Putnam County
Read MoreMore than 200,000 Westchester customers remained without power on Wednesday afternoon as crews and utilities continued with the daunting task of removing trees from downed power lines before service can be restored. Con Edison reported that about 176,000 of its customers
Read MoreLocal lawmakers sat down for nearly three hours Thursday to discuss proposals put forth by Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell during her budget presentation a week ago. Legislators met with their respective committees this past week, either accepting Odell’s proposals
Read More
