News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
By Holly Crocco More than 100 years after Putnam County awarded service members with a medal upon returning home from World War I, the county honored veterans during a ceremony Nov. 9 on the steps of the Historic Courthouse in
Read MoreA Carmel man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a head-on collision Nov. 14 that closed the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua. The incident occurred at about 2:40 p.m. when a GMC Envoy driven by Martin Goudie, 54,
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz The Putnam Valley Town Board on Nov. 13 voted 4-1 to pass a 2020 budget that exceeds the state-mandated 2 percent property tax cap by almost 1 percent. Supervisor Sam Oliverio voted against the budget because he
Read MoreBy Holly Crocco Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a resolution by state lawmakers to “forgive” an administrative error that took place eight years ago at the Mahopac Central School District that could cost district taxpayers millions. The district completed a
Read MoreBy Dave Hoffman Reports of vandalism and encampments along the Putnam County Trailway prompted a Nov. 12 discussion at the County Legislature’s Physical Services Committee meeting, which focused on challenges in finding the resources to address safety and maintenance issues.
Read MoreA Kent man was sentenced to prison last week for killing a bicyclist almost a year ago while driving under the influence of alcohol. According to Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy, on Nov. 27, 2018, Silvio Tenesaca was driving
Read MoreOn November 14, Mahopac resident Adam Mitchell will be embarking on a 10-day trek by bicycle across the frigid terrain of northern Newfoundland, Canada to raise awareness and funding for a project led by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers in
Read MoreA popular referendum to increase funds for the Kent Public Library won by more than 1,000 votes. The final count voting in favor of the referendum was 1,856. No votes came in at 850. In the last 13 years, inflation
Read MoreFrank Lombardi and Robert Schanil easily won seats on the Carmel Town Board. Both Republicans garnered substantially more votes than Jean Hopper, the Democratic candidate. Schanil received 3,746 votes and Lombardi 3,654. Hopper, new to the political arena, trailed with
Read MoreMaureen Fleming was re-elected Town of Kent supervisor against challenger Rick Kreps. A total of 1,671 votes were cast for Fleming while 1,057 went to Kreps. Fleming, who first ran for public office in 2013, ran on the Democrat/Conservative, LBT/SAM
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