Tests results of the water at a Putnam Valley residential community and summer camp have revealed elevated levels of two PFAS chemicals. Last month, the Board of Directors at Floradan Estates sent two notices to residents, co-signed by their water
Read MoreHarmful contaminants in Putnam Valley Elementary School well water discovered more than two years ago have prompted the Putnam Valley Central School District to take legal action against major chemical companies that manufacture the chemicals. Elevated levels of perfluorooctanoic acid
Read MoreSoutheast Supervisor Tony Hay announced last week he will not be seeking a fourth four-year term in 2023. Hay, 75, who represented Southeast for 19 years in District 6 on the Putnam County Legislature prior to being elected to the
Read MoreAs outgoing Putnam County Executive, MaryEllen Odell is looking back proudly on her years of public service as the first woman in the county’s history to be elected to the top governmental post. Legal term limits have required Odell to
Read MorePutnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell secured an agreement from the City of Danbury last week to provide the sewage treatment necessary for the development of the Route 6 corridor. Odell said access to sewage has long been an obstacle to
Read MorePutnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell has decided to use a portion of the funds the county received from the federal American Rescue Package to create a Crisis Stabilization Center. Odell said the center, given a $2.5 million startup, would bring
Read MoreA Kent woman was busted last week for allegedly neglecting an older Maltese dog named “Buster” that was found loose by a Good Samaritan on Route 52. Jennifer Parrish, 48, was charged by officers from the Putnam County SPCA with
Read MoreA new dog run and canine training course was dedicated last week at the Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park in the Town of Kent. The Putnam County Guardian Canine Complex, a 50,000-square-foot public dog park and Canine training course, is
Read MoreThe Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded $74,000 in state grant funding toward the purchase of automated license plate readers. The automated license plate readers (ALPRs), whether mounted in vehicles or on stationary poles, are specialized digital cameras and
Read MoreA 36-year-old Bronx man was charged December 1 with abandoning a seven-year-old dog in the Town of Carmel. According to the Putnam County SPCA, Putnam County Deputy Sheriff Michael Gray was on patrol on October 30 when he observed a
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