Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes in Westchester, Rockland, New York City and Long Island. The federal government is now acknowledging that homes in Putnam County were also damaged by the superstorm. On Tuesday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Putnam County
Read MoreMore than 200,000 Westchester customers remained without power on Wednesday afternoon as crews and utilities continued with the daunting task of removing trees from downed power lines before service can be restored. Con Edison reported that about 176,000 of its customers
Read MoreLocal lawmakers sat down for nearly three hours Thursday to discuss proposals put forth by Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell during her budget presentation a week ago. Legislators met with their respective committees this past week, either accepting Odell’s proposals
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There is a group of Putnam County teenagers who have learned everything there is to know about producing a television program and they are hoping more talented teens will get in touch with them to appear on their show, “Keepin’
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Incumbent State Assemblyman Steve Katz (R-Yorktown) and his Democratic opponent, attorney and Patterson resident Andrew Falk outlined their positions on myriad issues at the candidate debate forum hosted by the Putnam County League of Women Voters and Chambers of Commerce
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News that the Putnam County Executive’s administration is proposing to appoint an out-of-county person to a high-paying, top-level position has not been well-received by some Putnam County residents, according to some county legislators. After a full vote to amend the
Read MoreA group of concerned citizens are asking the Putnam County Legislature to enact a ban barring the waste produced from the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing from being used or treated inside of Putnam County. The group, led by Garrison
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The Putnam County SPCA has still not identified a suspect in the decapitation of a cat in the Putnam Lake neighborhood and have announced that the amount of the award for information leading to the arrest and conviction for the
Read MoreIn an effort to better utilize the properties it owns, Putnam County is seeking a public-private partnership for the historic Hill Agor Farm in Mahopac. Officials are sending out a request for proposal [RFP] to solicit plans from parties interested
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This Thursday, Sept. 13, Republican voters who reside in Putnam County Legislative District No. 7 will head to the polls to choose which candidate they want to represent them as the Republican Party candidate in the general election in November.
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