By Rick Pezzullo Putnam County is offering free rapid COVID-19 testing for residents as of Dec. 27. The tests will be offered to the public on a walk-in basis at the Paladin Center at 39 Seminary Hill Rd. in Carmel
Read MorePutnam County Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr. fired back at claims from County Executive MaryEllen Odell that he mismanaged the budget in his department this year and accused Odell of defunding the police in 2021. The public spat has escalated since
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Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell delivered her 2021 budget proposal to the Putnam County Legislature on October 1. The $164.2 million proposal, which is within the New York State tax cap, represents a spending increase of $477,000, or less than
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Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell announced last week that a new website has been created where the public can review the county’s process on Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative (PRRC). “Public Service Agencies, including police agencies, should always be transparent,”
Read MoreBringing a hotel to Putnam County is the top goal in the remainder of her first term, County Executive MaryEllen Odell said in an interview last month. “We’re working on that diligently,” Odell said in a July 24 interview on
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