Author: David Propper

For the ninth straight year, the Putnam County Wine and Food Fest will give local residents and visitors from the surrounding region a chance to indulge in a wide array of food and spirits over a summer weekend. Taking place

Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said last week she intends to sign into law a new set of disclosure regulations for county government, but vowed to work with county lawmakers to make changes to the confidentiality measures that critics deemed

Citing that the implementation process is moving too rapidly and county clerks were not involved enough in crafting the legislation, Putnam County lawmakers are voicing outrage and opposition to a new state law that would give immigrants in the country

Following months of discussion, the Putnam County Legislature voted 7-2 to discontinue its operation of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and transfer the program to Open Door family medical center in Brewster during votes

A semi-submerged vehicle in a local reservoir led to the arrest of a Pleasant Valley woman, who is accused of driving while impaired with two children in the car with her. On July 18, Ellexis Hoerl, 23, was charged with

Two men are dead after they drowned in different lakes in Putnam County over the past three days with tragedy striking on Lake Carmel and Lake Mahopac. On Monday at about 1:40 p.m., the Town of Carmel Police Department received

Town of Philipstown Judge Camille Linson earned the nod from the Putnam Democratic Committee Monday night to run for county judge this year as she looks to fill the vacancy left by the late Judge James Reitz. Linson was nominated

A Kent man is facing a charge of animal cruelty/neglect after his 4-year-old dog was found wandering on Dean Road in a severe state of neglect earlier this month. Omer Fahim was arrested on July 13 by the Putnam County

Putnam County lawmakers took a big step toward moving the Women, Infants, and Children program to a private entity after the legislature’s personnel committee voted to move the resolution to the full meeting next month. Despite some residents objecting to