News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The Putnam County Health Department will be offering Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for adults and children at two clinics scheduled on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Children five to 11 years of age are eligible for either a first or second dose
Read MoreA recent uptick in positive COVID-19 cases has forced Carmel High School to switch to remote learning for the rest of this year. Remote learning began Friday and will continue through December 23. District officials are planning to bring high
Read MoreA Village of Brewster police officer was among six individuals indicted in federal court in Brooklyn last week in connection with a sex trafficking and bribery scheme. Wayne Peiffer, 48, was arrested at his home in Highland and charged as
Read MoreThe Putnam County Health Department is reporting an increased number of influenza cases in recent weeks. According to officials, flu cases jumped from eight in the week ending November 13, to 60 cases in the week ending December 4. Half
Read MoreMahopac High School junior Rachel Berger played First Violin in the All-State Symphony Orchestra at the NYSSMA Conference in Rochester in early December. The All-State Symphony Orchestra is made up of the top student musicians in New York and Berger
Read MoreGov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide mandate that individuals 12 years and older wear masks or show proof of vaccination to enter all public spaces went into effect Monday, but Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell declared Putnam will not be enforcing what
Read MoreThe VEX V5 robots raced across the table, grabbed plastic cones and returned them to the teams of students competing to collect the most cones in a two-minute stretch. The robotics race may have looked like a game, and the
Read MoreCarmel High School welcomed 18 high-achieving business-minded senior students into the Business Honor Society of New York in a recent ceremony. To be inducted, senior students must have completed at least four business education classes, including at least one college-credit
Read MoreA GoFundMe account has been set up to assist a Brewster man with medical costs associated with his battle with leukemia. More than $38,000 has already been pledged for Rob Vrabel, who was diagnosed in June with APL (Acute Promyelocytic
Read MoreSince her move to Mahopac in 2011, Johanne Morin has spent hours observing and photographing the wildlife in her backyard. The birds and other animals have such different personalities, and she has sensitively depicted them in a series of paintings
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