News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A criminal investigation initiated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the indictment of nine men involved in a bank fraud and identity theft scheme. According to Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr., the probe stemmed from larcenies from vehicles
Read MorePutnam Valley School District officials are downplaying a politically-charged message written Thursday in a senior’s parking space at Putnam Valley High School, maintaining it was a mistake. High School Principal Sandra Intrieri and Assistant Principal Matt Mello said in a
Read MoreThe Putnam County SPCA is seeking information about a neglected rabbit that was found in front of a pet store in Patterson Monday morning. The animal a young, female, Holland Lop Domestic Rabbit, was discovered abandoned in a WB Mason
Read MoreA 20-year-old Philipstown man has been charged with the murder of his father in a trailer park last November. Louis Joseph Weber IV was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office August 23 following a
Read MoreA Putnam man has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison and 20 years of post release supervision following his March conviction on raping a child. Khori Salmon’s sexual conduct began against his child victim in the Bronx and
Read MoreBy Joan Gaylord The historic Putnam County Court House will be lit up in yellow, purple and white lights on Wednesday in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Women’s Equality Day, which is commemorated
Read MorePutnam’s Marjorie Lobdell Addis was an important suffragist of her day. In the fall of 1917, Addis marched into Central Park in New York City carrying a banner and the list of enrollments for Putnam County suffragists. She was part
Read MoreA 69-year-old Valhalla man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday on the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Kent. According to State Police, Robert J. Costabile was operating a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle on the northbound side of
Read MoreThe Putnam County Legislature last week approved a $12 million settlement of a federal lawsuit filed against the county by Anthony DiPippo, who was convicted of raping and murdering 12-year-old Josette Wright at two separate trials, but was later acquitted
Read MorePutnam County Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr. will be requesting body cameras for officers as part of his 2021 budget request to the county Board of Legislators. Langley said the Sheriff’s Department will be seeking to implement Axon Body Cameras, which
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