News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office played a role in the arrest of two Florida men who pled guilty last week in federal court to a nationwide conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In pleading guilty,
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Southeast Supervisor Tony Hay announced last week he will not be seeking a fourth four-year term in 2023. Hay, 75, who represented Southeast for 19 years in District 6 on the Putnam County Legislature prior to being elected to the
Read MoreA 65-year-old Cortlandt man was killed in a one-car crash Dec. 30 in Putnam Valley. According to Putnam County Sheriff Kevin McConville, at approximately 3 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a one-car accident on Route 301, approximately a mile west
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A bill to name a courtroom in the Putnam Supreme and County Court after late Putnam County Court Judge James F. Reitz has been signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. The newly enacted law designates Room 301 in the Putnam Supreme and County Court as the “Judge James F. Reitz Memorial Courtroom.”
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The Mahopac Board of Education is uncertain how it will handle a directive from the State Education Department to axe its longstanding “Indians” logos. The Mahopac School District is one of about 2,000 nationwide that still use a Native American
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As outgoing Putnam County Executive, MaryEllen Odell is looking back proudly on her years of public service as the first woman in the county’s history to be elected to the top governmental post. Legal term limits have required Odell to
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By Brian Kluepfel Although former Manhattanite Connie Cramer had been an exercise enthusiast most of her life, things shifted when she moved to Mahopac and became interested in more outdoor activities like kayaking, hiking and biking. She had to up
Read MorePutnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell secured an agreement from the City of Danbury last week to provide the sewage treatment necessary for the development of the Route 6 corridor. Odell said access to sewage has long been an obstacle to
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Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell has decided to use a portion of the funds the county received from the federal American Rescue Package to create a Crisis Stabilization Center. Odell said the center, given a $2.5 million startup, would bring
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A Kent woman was busted last week for allegedly neglecting an older Maltese dog named “Buster” that was found loose by a Good Samaritan on Route 52. Jennifer Parrish, 48, was charged by officers from the Putnam County SPCA with
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