The Putnam Examiner

The Carmel School Board is digging into the district’s 2020-21 budget development, looking at reductions that have been made to close the budget gap and questioning some of the processes used to construct the spending plan. During the Feb. 25

The Putnam County SPCA is seeking information regarding a possible case of animal cruelty in Putnam Valley. According to the SPCA, at about 9:45 a.m. March 2, a Good Samaritan saw three pit bulls that appeared to be extremely emaciated

Putnam Valley is prepared to take legal action against the county if it lifts the temporary weight restriction on Peekskill Hollow Road. “If the (county’s highway) commissioner proceeds with lifting the weight limit, there would be what is known as

By Abby Luby Kent residents showed strong support for the town’s proposed temporary mining moratorium during a Feb. 18 Town Board meeting, when the first of two public hearings was held. Mining in the town has been going on for

Developers who are seeking to build a hotel and conference center in Kent have amended their proposal to include about 60,000 square feet of retail space, including a “box” store, in lieu of a truck stop/gas station that was part

By Neal Rentz Over the objection of one councilman and a resident, the Southeast Town Board voted 4-1 on Feb. 22 to take the initial steps in a potential land swap with ProSwing Sports of North Salem, which is looking

With the growing popularity of “homestay” services such as Airbnb, lawmakers in Putnam County are looking for ways to embrace visitors and tourists while making sure neighborhoods aren’t disrupted – and possibly get a piece of the profits via a

The Putnam Lake and Patterson fire departments were dispatched in the afternoon of Feb. 24 to a two-alarm structure fire at 4 Kingston Road. Crews arrived to find a chimney fire, and quickly determined that this house was under construction and unoccupied.

A proposal to install stop-arm cameras on school buses in Putnam County prompted an extensive and contentious discussion during the County Legislature’s Feb. 20 Rules Committee meeting. In September, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law enabling municipalities to create local

An out-of-state man who was arrested last month after allegedly stalking a Putnam woman, but was released under the new bail reform laws in New York State, has again been arrested and released under the same laws after he reportedly