The Putnam Examiner

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

By Examiner Media Staff A proposed law in Kent would require homeowners to adhere to a new set of guidelines prior to sheltering domestic chickens in their backyard. As the desire grows for local homeowners to harbor chickens for their

An oil spill in Lake Mahopac that was reported Feb. 19 at about 1:15 p.m. drew a large response to Mt. Hope Road. Responding units from Mahopac, Mahopac Falls and Somers fire departments; Carmel Police; the Putnam County HazMat Team;

Just before 1a.m. Feb. 18, Mahopac Falls firefighters were dispatched to the area of Orchard Road and Oak Road West in the Secor section of Carmel for a structure fire. According to Public Information Officer Jack Casey, while on route

When crisis strikes in Putnam, there is a group of specially-trained individuals ready to spring into action. The Putnam County Emergency Response Team is made up of 25 law enforcement members hailing from the sheriff’s department and Carmel and Kent

Putnam County government and employees have settled on a new CSEA agreement, pending approval of the full County Legislature next month. The county’s Personnel Committee unanimously approved the ratification of the six-year contract, which spans from 2017 to 2022, at

ProSwing Sports of South Salem is looking to construct a recreational and training facility in Southeast, but the possibility of a land swap with the town that involves open space has some residents unhappy. Richard O’Rourke of Keane & Beane,