News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
The Putnam County SPCA has secured a new home. The agency is currently housed at the Paladin Center in Carmel, which donates the space. However, with a distillery moving into the center, Chief Ken Ross explained that the building is
Read MoreJust outside one of the most affluent regions in the country, there are families that are going to bed hungry. How is that possible? According to the federal guidelines for poverty, as of January, a family of four in New
Read MoreA grisly discovery was recently made behind the Putnam Diner on Route 22 in Patterson. According to news reports, a human skull was found by a hunter. While no identification has been made, there is speculation that it could be
Read MoreThe Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition has been awarded a $4,000 Technical Assistance Grant to go toward renovation of the Old Town Hall Theater at 67 Main St., Brewster. The Southeast Old Town Hall was designed by Child and DeGoll
Read MoreA Putnam County man who was a probationary police officer with the Mount Vernon Police Department was recently arraigned on charges of alleged assault of a person in custody. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr., James Ready,
Read MoreIt was quite a scene at the Putnam Valley Library on Feb. 1, with dozens of protestors outside rallying against a Drag Queen Story Hour that was taking place inside, where Angel Elektra was reading to about 40 children. “We
Read MoreThe owners of the Centennial Golf Club in Carmel are asking the town to amend its zoning code to allow for 1-acre zoning so that it may develop multiple residential housing units on its campus. Carmel attorney William Shilling Jr.
Read MoreAs the final seconds of the clock counted down during the big game, many Mahopac residents were cheering on 1980 Mahopac High School alumni Dave Toub as he helped lead the Kansas City Chiefs to victory over the San Francisco
Read MoreBy Examiner Media Staff A measure restricting any form of mining within the Town of Kent could go into effect in the coming months, as lawmakers seek to gain more control over work proposed by future developers. With public concern
Read MoreThe Carmel Town Board is expected to accept a donation of a “support building” at Airport Park, with costs covered by the Mahopac Sports Association and MSA Soccer, during its Feb. 5 meeting. “We’re very fortunate that we have a
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