News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The body of a Brooklyn man who drowned in Oscawana Lake in Putnam Valley over the weekend was recovered by the New York State Police Dive team Monday. Sydney Joseph, 46, was located at about 11:18 a.m. by police with
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison Carmel Superintendent of Schools Andy Irvin stressed at the Board of Education’s final meeting of the school year last week how his recent decision to resign was entirely voluntary. The meeting came about a week after Irvin
Read MoreThe Brewster Board of Education will be losing another member with Daniel Heintz submitting his resignation on Sunday, citing a demanding work schedule as the reason for his decision to step down. In the same letter to the community on
Read MoreThe Brewster Board of Education offered departing Trustee Glenn Niles the seat left open by the resignation of Krista Berardi but he has declined the offer. Berardi submitted her resignation on June 12 amidst a backlash over social media posts she made
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison Carmel Superintendent Andy Irvin, at the board’s final meeting of the year Tuesday night, stressed how his recent decision to resign was entirely voluntary. The meeting came about a week after Irvin announced he was resigning from
Read MoreBy Gabriel HarrisonThe school year’s end didn’t go as planned for the Carmel High School class of 2020. The last day of in-person classes was in mid-March. Senior ball was canceled. The school production of Guys and Dolls was canceled.
Read MoreRestaurants are set to offer indoor dining and personal care businesses are preparing to open and adapt to new requirements on Tuesday June 23 when Putnam County is expected to enter Phase 3 of the state’s reopening schedule. “Since the
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison In a virtual meeting with legislators yesterday, county department commissioners described how their offices’ operations have changed in the past few months and the steps they’ve taken to keep government running smoothly during COVID-19. At the Department
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison Local restaurants will face challenges as they reopen, but have been communicating with local health officials to restart business as smoothly as possible as Putnam prepares to enter Phase III of New York’s re-opening plan. Last night
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison Putnam County legislators will meet virtually tonight to discuss the county’s role in restaurant re-openings. Legislators have requested to meet with Commissioner of Health Dr. Michael Nesheiwat, according to the meeting agenda. Restaurant re-openings are part of
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