News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Carmel Central School District Superintendent of Schools Andy Irvin is resigning from his position as a controversy brews over whether a Twitter account belongs to him or was created by an imposter. “I can confirm that I informed the BOE of my
Read MoreNew York State Police from the Brewster barracks began investigating a hate crime that occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 84 in the Town of Southeast. The victim, a Hispanic woman, was sleeping in her vehicle on the westbound
Read MoreTrustee Krista Berardi resigned her post on the Brewster Board of Education Friday night following a public outcry over her racially-charged social media posts that have roiled the community in recent days. “We recognize the events of the last few days
Read MoreBrewster Board of Education President Sonia Mesika is calling on Trustee Krista Berardi to resign over racially-charged social media posts that have roiled the community in recent days. “The Board of Education recognizes that Board Trustee Berardi has free speech rights as
Read MoreThe Brewster Board of Education decided Thursday night it will not call for the resignation of Trustee Krista Berardi following controversial Facebook posts she made about George Floyd’s death and subsequent public protests. An online petition demanding Berardi be removed
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison Putnam County legislators demanded greater transparency from the sheriff’s office last night during a committee meeting. The discussion focused on the sharing of disciplinary records with the legislature. “We should receive reports and updates on situations that
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison Hundreds demonstrated at Wells Park in Brewster Friday for a Black Lives Matter rally, followed by a march through the village. There was a heavy police presence throughout the proceedings, which were all non-violent. At the rally,
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison Healthcare workers at Putnam Hospital picketed yesterday for hazard pay after they say Nuvance management repeatedly refused to accommodate their demands. Many said their jobs have been more difficult since COVID-19 reached the county while some employees
Read MoreBy Gabriel Harrison About 100 people gathered outside Drew Methodist Church in Carmel yesterday for a candlelight vigil to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The vigil featured speakers including Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr., State
Read MoreWhen Shannon Becker was just a 10-year-old fifth-grader, commanding the mound for the Empire State Huskies, she uncorked a memorable pitch she recalls to this day. It was a wildly errant toss, hurled past the catcher, past the umpire, past
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