News from The Putnam Examiner, covering Brewster-Southeast, Cold Spring-Philipstown, Kent, Mahopac-Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY.
A 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreCarmel 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.
Read MoreThe daughter of a father who was allegedly murdered by her brother last weekend is raising money for his final expenses. A GoFundMe account created by Dorianne Cherry has already generated more than $11,000 from about 100 donors following the
Read MoreIt looks like voters who head to the polls in November will have a decision to make on who will serve as the Town of Carmel’s highway superintendent. Late last month, New York State Supreme Court Justice Hal Greenwald ruled
Read MoreThe Putnam County Health Department reported an increase in COVID cases in the county last week. Officials said the number of reported cases increased 113% from the prior week, rising from 69 to 147. Positive COVID admissions to Putnam Hospital
Read MoreA son was charged with murdering his 56-year-old father in the Town of Patterson Sunday. New York State Police responded Sept. 10 to a fatal domestic incident on River Road in Patterson. Following an investigation, James C. Cherry III, 33,
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