News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne and the Putnam County Legislature finalized the vast majority of the 2025 budget last week that reduces property taxes to the lowest rate in 18 years. The budget reduces the property tax rate to $2.7
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Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne has extended a temporary burn ban in the county due to the ongoing threat of wildfires created by severely dry conditions. Byrne originally issued the ban on Oct. 28 for five days following a brush
Read MorePutnam County Executive Kevin Byrne last week vetoed a recently approved amendment to the county charter by the Legislature that would have given legislators the ability to fire the county attorney without the support of the county executive. During a
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Democrat Yvette Valdés Smith is seeking to unseat state Sen. Rob Rolison in the 39th Senate District, which includes Putnam Valley, Philipstown and parts of Orange and Dutchess counties. Valdés Smith is a former public-school teacher and a two-term Dutchess County
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The Gilead Presbyterian Church in Carmel promises to have a memorable event under its roof this Saturday. The 280-year-old congregation on Church Avenue will host singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine on Saturday afternoon, a performer who crisscrosses the United States performing
Read MoreLithium battery storage systems are no longer allowed in the Town of Carmel. The Carmel Town Board voted last week to amend the Zoning Code blocking the controversial energy component. In July, the Town Board unanimously voted to approve a
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Colleen Spor’s husband Joseph was one of 343 New York City firefighters who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center catastrophically collapsed following the terrorist attacks. Last week, Spor stood with Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) to support
Read MoreA Carmel councilman has temporarily pulled the plug on the construction of a new $27.4 million water treatment plant on Route 6. The Carmel Town Board unanimously voted Oct. 9 to move forward with plans to decommission the existing 50-year-old
Read MoreThe union representing about 75 lab workers and related personnel at Optum’s Brewster laboratory accused the health care giant of “union busting” tactics last week after the employees were recently notified that they would soon be laid off. Greg Speller,
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Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne presented his proposed Executive Budget last week to the Legislature at the Courthouse in Carmel that “makes Putnam County more affordable, accountable and accessible for all.” Byrne’s $205 million budget lowers the property tax rate
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