News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Kent 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreBrewster 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
Read MoreMahopac 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
Read MoreFor almost two years drivers crossing the heavily traveled bridge at Oscawana Lake Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Rd. have had to press the brakes, lumber over thick metal road plates and pass through a mountain of construction material. And
Read MoreThe Putnam County Legislature last week approved Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne’s $2 million Facilities Improvement Fund. The budget transfer will be used to make needed improvements and repairs to existing county facilities. “The condition of numerous county facilities has
Read MorePutnam County Executive Kevin Byrne last week announced his intention to name Robert “Bob” Lipton the Commissioner of the Bureau of Emergency Services (BES). Lipton has been serving as Interim Commissioner since Byrne took office earlier this year, following years
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