News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A Cortlandt man was found dead in Putnam Valley Town Park early Monday morning. The unidentified man was discovered hanging from a fence in front of the third base dugout at the Keating baseball field in the park by a
Read MorePutnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. issued a directive this week prohibiting any of the department’s officers from conducting any enforcement activity in New York City. Langley’s stance was in response to a recent law signed by Mayor Bill de
Read MoreU.S. Senator Charles Schumer vowed Thursday to fight for more federal funding for Putnam Hospital, which has lost more than $21 million since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in March. During a visit to the medical facility in Carmel, Schumer said
Read MoreA pandemic, a weather-induced postponement and some virulent community opposition couldn’t stop three Putnam Valley High School students from organizing and holding a solidarity rally for Black lives last Friday at the Town Park. Spurred on by the nationwide protests
Read MoreU.S. Senator Charles Schumer vowed Thursday to fight for more federal funding for Putnam Hospital, which has lost more than $21 million since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in March. During a visit to the medical facility in Carmel, Schumer said
Read MoreThe Putnam County Health Department is alerting the public about two reported cases of coronavirus at establishments in Brewster and Carmel. According to the Health Department, a person who frequented Tom & Jerry’s Bar & Grill in Brewster on Monday,
Read MoreThe Putnam County Health Department is raising concerns about the significant decline in vaccination rates for the 14 preventable childhood diseases since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. “We can look at two sets of numbers and see there has been
Read MoreAssemblyman Kevin Byrne has received the endorsement of the Log Cabin Republicans, a conservative group that works to make the GOP more inclusive, especially on issues impacting gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people. The group’s state chairman made the announcement last
Read MoreThe Brewster Board of Education has decided it will fill two existing vacancies by appointing individuals instead of holding a special election. The current five-member board held a special meeting on June 30 to discuss how to proceed with filling
Read MoreBrewster school trustees decided on Tuesday they will solicit candidates to eventually fill a pair of vacancies left open on the Board of Education due to two recent resignations. Daniel Heintz submitted his resignation as a trustee on June 28,
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