News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A standoff between an allegedly armed and suicidal man and police at the man’s Southeast home March 5 ended peacefully, according to Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. The incident began at about 7:30 p.m. after sheriff’s deputies responded to
Read MorePutnam Service Dogs will host its second annual FunMinster Dog Show on Saturday, April 4 at the Patterson Recreation Center on Front Street. Registration is from noon to 1 p.m., and the show runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Putnam
Read MoreResidents in Putnam Valley and Kent may be relieved to hear that the weight limit on Peekskill Hollow Road will stay in effect for at least another two years while construction on the historic road continues. Putnam County Executive MaryEllen
Read MoreBy following a fleet replacement plan, the Brewster Central School District has been able to maintain a fleet of safe buses at an anticipated cost, according to Transportation Supervisor Mary Smith. During the Feb. 25 Brewster School Board meeting, Smith
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MorePutnam 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreDevelopers 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
Read MoreBy 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
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