News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Putnam Valley homeowners alerted in March that their wells were contaminated recently received letters from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) walking back a promise to install a water filtration system at no cost. Property owners who live near
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Community Based Services has had more than four decades of experience in helping members of the intellectual and developmentally disabled population reach their potential. More than two years ago, the nonprofit branched out into the art world to not only
Read MoreA former Village of Brewster police officer was sentenced to three years in prison last week after pleading guilty to protecting a prostitution business and a sex trafficking organization from law enforcement in exchange for sexual favors. Wayne Peiffer, 51,
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Putnam Valley property owners have been notified by two state agencies that their drinking water wells are contaminated with Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at levels measuring above the maximum contaminant level (MCL). The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department
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Last Thursday morning, the sixth-graders at Carmel’s George Fischer Middle School were hard at work erecting their tents on the grassy area between Route 52 and Lake Gleneida, not far from the Sybil Luddington statue. Wearing either red or blue
Read MoreAnother marathon Carmel Board of Education meeting last week resulted in the adoption of a proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year with no increase in the tax levy for property owners. The $141.7 million spending plan was approved at
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The Carmel Board of Education reached a consensus last week not to allocate any of the district’s fund balance as it continues to grapple with a proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year. However, the board still hasn’t decided what
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A 26-year-old Garrison man who has been missing since early February was found dead March 27 in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rockaway Beach in Queens. Family and community members had been searching for Colin Marma since he
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Nearly $36 million in federal money will be going to 17 projects in communities throughout the 17th Congressional District, Congressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) announced earlier this month. The $35.9 million will be arrived after Lawler requested money last year
Read MoreParents and students in Carmel last week lashed out at administrators over the dire financial condition of the school district during a marathon eight-hour Board of Education meeting that lasted to 2 a.m. The Board of Education is grappling with
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