News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A new dog run and canine training course was dedicated last week at the Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park in the Town of Kent. The Putnam County Guardian Canine Complex, a 50,000-square-foot public dog park and Canine training course, is
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The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded $74,000 in state grant funding toward the purchase of automated license plate readers. The automated license plate readers (ALPRs), whether mounted in vehicles or on stationary poles, are specialized digital cameras and
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A 36-year-old Bronx man was charged December 1 with abandoning a seven-year-old dog in the Town of Carmel. According to the Putnam County SPCA, Putnam County Deputy Sheriff Michael Gray was on patrol on October 30 when he observed a
Read MoreCarmel police arrested two Brooklyn residents and a Mahopac man last Thursday for stealing mail from residents and leveled charges for a variety of other offenses. Shortly after midnight on Dec. 1., police were contacted by a resident who observed
Read MorePutnam County Health Department officials are warning residents about a triple threat of contagious respiratory illnesses as the colder months arrive. High circulating levels of flu, COVID and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are all on the rise. “Residents hearing stories
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The Mahopac School District is one of about 2,000 nationwide that still use a Native American as a mascot, but maybe not for much longer. The New York State Education Department recently informed school districts that have mascots, team names
Read MoreThe Putnam County Department of Health has released the results of a Community Priority Poll (CPP) that gauged county residents’ views on health priorities and where resources should be directed to improve quality of life. The CPP is one component
Read MoreA capital improvement project bond is slated to be presented to voters in the Brewster School District in March. At this week’s Brewster Board of Education meeting, the district’s architects and construction managers are scheduled to present proposals for the
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Sherlock Holmes is known for his uncanny ability to gather evidence based on his honed skills of observation and deductive reasoning. Patience was also something the fictional detective needed to solve cases — a virtue that Brewster author Joseph DeSantis
Read MoreA pirate festival took Putnam Valley by storm last spring, so much so that organizers are looking to permanently call the town home. During a Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting last week, Putnam Valley Councilman Christian Russo
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