Putnam County’s sales tax does not appear to be dropping any time soon, as the county legislature voted unanimously Wednesday to send a home rule request to Albany asking to extend the county’s 4-percent rate instead of letting it drop
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The Putnam County Legislature is calling for new safety measures at Indian Point Energy Center, despite opposition from the county executive. The legislature voted 8-1 Wednesday evening to override County Executive MaryEllen Odell’s veto and uphold a resolution passed earlier
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Sheriff Don Smith has held office for more than a decade, but he won’t have the backing of the Conservative Party as he seeks a fourth term. Instead, the party chose Kevin McConville, a former MTA Police chief and one
Read MoreSchool Districts in Putnam County had no trouble passing their 2013-2014 budgets Tuesday night, as all six passed with votes to spare. Brewster The Brewster Central School District’s 2013-2014 budget easily passed, 1336 votes to 595. The $85,999,723 budget will
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The former operator of the Putnam National Golf Course is suing the county, accusing it of breach of contract among other complaints in a federal lawsuit filed this month. RDC Golf Group, which entered into a lease to run the
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A gas station in Southeast was reportedly robbed last week, and sheriff’s investigators are investigating the crime, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release. The department, along with state troopers, responded to reports of an armed robbery
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A heated Putnam County Sheriff’s race was shaken up this week, as Christopher York, an assistant district attorney in the Putnam County DA’s office, dropped out while Andrew DeStefano, a retired NYPD captain, announced his candidacy. Now vying for the
Read MoreThe Carmel Board of Education will try again to pass a bond referendum to fund several capital projects, eight months after a standalone referendum was soundly defeated by the district’s voters. The referendum, which voters in the Carmel school district
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After the Putnam County Legislature unanimously passed a February 6 resolution calling on the state to annul the NY SAFE Act, supporters of the gun control legislation blasted the county for rushing through the memorializing legislation without any public debate.
Read MoreAfter the Putnam County Legislature unanimously passed a February 6 resolution calling on the state to annul the NY SAFE Act, supporters of the gun control legislation blasted the county for rushing through the memorializing legislation without any public debate.
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