News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Praised by friends, colleagues and prior staff, former Putnam County executive Robert Bondi was honored last Tuesday with a plaque in the lobby of the county office building recognizing his more than 30 years of service. In his trademark understated
Read MoreIt would be understandable if Louise Praino was ever skittish about how long she might have to live given her family history. Praino’s father died of a heart attack when he was 32 years old. Her mother died of a
Read MoreSince early civilization visual artists have depicted man’s struggle to survive. Tapping into intuitive creativity and their personal aesthetic, artists have shared their interpretation of humanity’s historic moments of joy, sorrow, rapture and despair. A visceral and compelling oeuvre on
Read MoreJames Dipelesi may have had to wait a long time to be recognized for his service to the nation during World War II, but he spoke with the humble gratitude that is emblematic of the Greatest Generation. Last Friday, in
Read MoreA 20-year-old Bedford Hills man was arrested by Carmel police on Sunday and charged with attempted murder after stabbing a man with a knife because of a dispute that erupted during an airsoft game. Police said that shortly before 3
Read MoreA New York City Police Department (NYPD) sergeant from Mahopac was indicted last week on charges of Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide after allegedly causing the death of a Bronx man who was driving a motorized scooter. Erik Duran, 36,
Read MoreA Kent man could face up to 24 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury of selling a dangerous combination of heroin and fentanyl tied to a fatal overdose in Southeast. William E. Mancusi III, 47, was
Read MoreLaura Russo has announced her candidacy to run for a seat on the Putnam County Legislature that will be vacated at the end of the year by retiring Legislator Ginny Nacerino. Nacerino has represented the Town of Patterson in District
Read MoreKimberly McKeown, who was elected town clerk in Putnam Valley in November, died Jan. 15. She was 57. McKeown served 12 years as deputy clerk before winning unopposed to replace Sherry Howard, who was elected to the town board after
Read MoreA Kent man could face up to 24 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury of selling a dangerous combination of heroin and fentanyl tied to a fatal overdose in Southeast. William E. Mancusi III, 47, was
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