News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne presented his proposed Executive Budget last week to the Legislature at the Courthouse in Carmel that “makes Putnam County more affordable, accountable and accessible for all.” Byrne’s $205 million budget lowers the property tax rate
Read MoreLiving on a remote island in a foreign place with 17 strangers, with no running water or restroom facilities, may not seem appealing to most people. But for Putnam Valley resident Sue Smey, it was a dream come true. Smey,
Read MoreOn Sept. 11, 2001, when Jay Winuk heard that an airplane had crashed into each tower of the World Trade Center, he knew instinctively that his younger brother, Glenn, had rushed to the site to help. Glenn, 40, a partner
Read MoreThe Putnam County SPCA is seeking the public’s assistance in an investigation of the shooting of a cat in the Town of Patterson. According to the SPCA, a three-year-old, neutered, male, orange tabby cat, owned by a resident of Bullet
Read MoreA newly refurbished Board of Elections facility on Old Route 6 in Carmel was unveiled last week. The renovations were part of a broader initiative funded by the $2 million Facilities Improvement Fund created last year. With this funding, the
Read MoreA 21-year-old Boston College student has thrown his hat into the political ring for the first time and has set his sights on Albany. Zack Couzens, a lifelong Mahopac resident, is running on the Democratic line in an attempt to
Read MoreThe chief anesthesiologist at Putnam Hospital faces four years in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexual abuse of a woman that he had knocked unconscious with a chemical. The Putnam County district attorney’s office announced yesterday that Paul
Read MoreThe Carmel Board of Education issued “a Call for Community Collaboration’ last week, a day after another raucous meeting where emotions were at a fever pitch and several residents were ordered to be removed. The Aug. 14 post on the
Read MoreU.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited Garrison last week to announce he had secured $1.5 million in federal funding to complete the expansion of a new open-air amphitheater overlooking the Hudson River for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF).
Read MoreCarmel Board of Education member Jim Wise has come under scrutiny again for remarks he made in June at a pro-Palestinian rally at the Carmel Courthouse. Four Hudson Valley lawmakers penned a letter Aug. 8 to New York State Education
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