News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Putnam County Clerk Michael Bartolotti last week announced plans to seek a third term in November. Bartolotti was elected to his first four-year term in 2014 and was reelected in 2018. “Over the past four years my staff and I
Read MoreSydney Hughes, Mahopac High School’s 2018 Valedictorian and a senior at Princeton University, has been awarded one of Princeton’s highest honors. She will spend two years studying in Munich, Germany, working to fight climate change. Hughes was awarded the Daniel
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Putnam County Health Department has reported more than 72 percent of residents have completed their primary series of COVID-19 vaccinations. The Health Department held its last vaccination clinics last week as public demand for COVID vaccines
Read MoreA book club is not the first thing you think about when you hear the words “math class,” but Dr. Rebecca Greenfeld’s personal finance students at Brewster High School recently participated in just that. After taking a course hosted by
Read MorePutnam County is putting together a long list of worthy projects to consider funding with the $19.1 million expected from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said under consideration are requests from outside
Read MoreThe former director of the Putnam County Office for Senior Resources has announced her candidacy for the Putnam County Legislature. Patricia Sheehy will be seeking the Republican, Conservative and Independence lines as she vies for the District 5 seat in
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Kent Town Board recently appointed Noelle Botte to fill a vacancy created by the election of former Councilwoman Jaime McGlasson as supervisor. Botte, a Republican, finished fourth in the five-candidate race for two Town Board seats
Read MoreKearney Realty and Development Group will receive a total of $5.2 million in state tax credits for its Hamlet at Carmel project in Putnam County, which will include 75 affordable housing units. The Hamlet of Carmel project, which will be
Read MoreWith the number of COVID-19 cases dropping and demand for vaccines and tests decreasing, Putnam County is reducing vaccine clinics and testing sites. The Putnam Department of Health set up its first COVID vaccine clinic in January 2021 and has
Read MorePutnam County Legislator Carl Albano recently became the second candidate to announce his intentions to run for county executive in November. Albano, who has served on the Putnam County Legislature for 12 years, launched his campaign two weeks ago at
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