News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A Carmel councilman has temporarily pulled the plug on the construction of a new $27.4 million water treatment plant on Route 6. The Carmel Town Board unanimously voted Oct. 9 to move forward with plans to decommission the existing 50-year-old
Read MoreThe union representing about 75 lab workers and related personnel at Optum’s Brewster laboratory accused the health care giant of “union busting” tactics last week after the employees were recently notified that they would soon be laid off. Greg Speller,
Read MorePutnam 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
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