News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
It’s been a school year like no other because of the coronavirus pandemic, and particularly caught up in the chaos have been high school seniors whose milestone moments have evaporated. School leaders have been scrambling to try to find ways
Read MorePutnam Hospital Center in Carmel recently received an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit focused on improving healthcare quality, safety and transparency. “This is a nationally recognized score indicating the efforts a hospital puts forth to keep
Read MoreBy Examiner Sports Editor and Columnist Ray Gallagher As of Wednesday, May 6th, there’s a new sheriff within the Mahopac High Athletic Department, which welcomed aboard former Pelham A.D. Stephen Luciana with arms wide open. When former Mahopac High Athletic
Read MoreMore than 40 acres of land in Kent have been preserved as a place for the public to visit and enjoy the outdoors thanks to a visionary landowner and the work of a partnership between Hudson Highlands Land Trust (HHLT)
Read MorePutnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell voiced her opposition this week to a state budget change that punishes homeowners who have fallen behind on their property taxes by taking away their Basic STAR tax exemption. The Basic STAR program, which started
Read MoreSince 1996, Support Connection has served as a lifeline for individuals and their families battling breast and ovarian cancer, providing free and confidential services not offered anywhere else. Support groups and other programs are offered in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery A Bronx man has been charged for leading a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase up the Taconic Parkway earlier this month in a stolen vehicle before crashing the car in Dutchess County, police said
Read MoreA Carmel woman was arrested Tuesday on three counts each of animal abandonment and animal cruelty after the Putnam County SPCA was able to trace three severely emaciated pit bulls to the suspect. Tammy M. Williams, a Sunset Boulevard resident,
Read MoreA nearly $6 million state aid penalty facing the Mahopac Central School District as a result of administrative errors committed nearly nine years ago has been forgiven in the newly-approved 2020-21 state budget. Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) said he introduced
Read MoreJust because they’re not out on the diamond, Mahopac Softball Varsity Head Coach Cristina Giansante knows maintaining team cohesion is critical, as is making sure her players remain upbeat. In fact, taking active steps to solidify that team chemistry —
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