News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Restaurants 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
Read MoreCarmel 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
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