News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MorePutnam 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreA 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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