News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
It was a clean sweep for three Nelsonville challengers last Tuesday when voters selected a new mayor and two new trustees to serve on the village board after an ugly campaign season. Current Trustee Chris Caccamise narrowly topped incumbent Mayor
Read MoreWill the third time be the charm? That’s the question buzzing around the Carmel Central School District as a bond vote — the third in as many years — will be posed to voters next Tuesday. The bond is separated
Read MoreThe Town of Southeast now has the distinction as the sole municipality in Putnam County to have armed guards and require community members to go through a metal detector at town board meetings, a noticeable change that got underway last
Read MoreIn what might be a leading contender for young and stupid crime of the year, four local residents were arrested and charged after they went for a joyride on the Brewster High School baseball field earlier this month. Cole Crandell,
Read MoreThe New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently encouraged college students to apply for one of 17 summer internships at its offices in the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains. These paid internships are in fields related to science
Read MorePutnam County’s top elected official took a strong stand against the legalization of marijuana last week as County Executive MaryEllen Odell used her State of the County address to slam the proposal. Odell railed against the possibility of New York
Read MoreState legislation that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana has been hotly debated with no shortage of opinions during a forum last week in Mahopac. The forum was hosted by state Sen. Peter Harckham, chairman of the Senate Committee
Read MoreBy Abigail Weinberg More than 100 healthcare professionals gathered in Putnam Hospital Center Thursday to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid funding in New York State’s 2019-2020 budget. Members of the union 1199 Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers East
Read MoreConservative backlash was swift following a set of abortion laws passed by the New York State Legislature earlier this year. Now, Republicans in Putnam County are beginning a battle to see the law overturned. The Carmel town board waded into
Read MoreWhen voters within the Mahopac school system go to the polls this May to decide on school board candidates and a proposed budget, they’ll also determine whether the district should invest in capital improvements. Last Thursday, the Mahopac Board of
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