News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
Michael Stern pulled off the difficult task of winning as a write-in candidate Tuesday as he defeated Gerard Ahler to become the next highway superintendent in the Town of Carmel. Stern, a 15-year highway employee who was endorsed by exiting
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Feeding the hungry is a complicated process, especially if you’re an organization that helps battle the rising numbers of people experiencing food insecurity. Last week a group of food assistance groups gathered to discuss challenges during a roundtable discussion at
Read MoreThe operator of a proposed mental wellness and stabilization center in Brewster to help those with serious challenges has been asked by Putnam County Executive Kevin Bryne to find a new location for the facility. Weeks of heated controversy was
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A plan to open a center for those experiencing mental health challenges and addiction next door to an established and well-attended day care center in Brewster had parents and the community fuming last week Parents crowded into the Putnam County
Read MoreA 16-year-old student at Carmel High School was recently charged in connection with graffiti discovered on the tennis courts last month. On Sept. 20, at approximately 5 p.m., the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was advised of graffiti found at the
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By Michael Gold All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can pollute streams, wetlands and the air, destroy vegetation, which helps hold down the soil so it can absorb rain, and drive off wildlife. They also fill the air with a considerable amount of
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Carmel School District officials are condemning two acts of antisemitic vandalism discovered at the high school. In a statement issued Oct. 4, the Board of Education said a swastika was discovered Oct. 3 carved into the leg of a table
Read MoreBy Michael Gold Philipstown is composting 600 to 800 pounds of food waste each week, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decreasing the town’s volume of garbage and providing soil with needed nutrients to grow more food. Carmel has 200 households that
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo— The Carmel Board of Education has begun the process of searching for a new superintendent of schools for the district. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Strategic Educational Advantage will be hosting a public forum at the George Fischer Middle School auditorium at 7
Read MoreNo charges will be filed against two members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office in the shooting death of a Carmel man in the Town of Patterson in January who was stabbing his girlfriend in a wooded area. On Jan.
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