News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A candidate running for the Carmel Board of Education has raised some eyebrows in the community for racially-charged posts on social media attributed to her. Carmela Atria, one of three trustee hopefuls who will be competing for two available seats
Read MoreBy Louise Rose Grant Voting on the Carmel Central School District’s 2023-24 budget and the selection of two new Board of Education members will be held on Tuesday, May 16. Current board President Debra Heitman-Cayea and Trustee Matthew Morello are
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli In the Mahopac Central School District, four candidates, including two incumbents, are running for three seats in next week’s Board of Education election. The candidates include the current board President Ben DiLullo, former board president Michael Mongon,
Read MoreKent Supervisor Jaime McGlasson found no wrongdoing by several town police officers for briefly stopping and detaining a resident last month who mildly resembled the description of a subject following a rash of nearby thefts. McGlasson said last week she
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The Putnam County Legislature unanimously approved borrowing up to $5.8 million last week to complete the stalled Peekskill Hollow Road rehabilitation and bridge project after the previous contractor walked off the job last year. Bids have been opened to find
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A 29-year-old Cortlandt man was arrested by Carmel Police after stalking and groping a woman. On April 3, Carmel officers received a complaint from a local female resident alleging she had been followed and groped by a male suspect outside
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Brewster Superintendent of Schools Dr. Laurie Bandlow announced last week she will be retiring at the end of the 2023-24 school year. Bandlow has served as superintendent since 2019. With her mother passing away last September, Bandlow noted she knew
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Mahopac School District officials are hoping to be reimbursed for the estimated $500,000 it will cost to change the Indians mascot the district has used for decades. State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R/Yorktown) held a press conference at Mahopac High School
Read MoreThe slates of candidates for Board of Education races in school districts in Putnam County have been finalized. In Mahopac, where the district is currently reviewing changing the longstanding Indians nickname following a mandate from the state Education Dept., four
Read MoreThe Carmel Board of Education voted unanimously earlier this month to repeal a $10.9 million bond that was approved by voters in 2019 to construct a bus maintenance facility. It was the first time in 70 years that a Board
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