Since ancient times, the libraries have offered the citizens served by them the loan of books and other educational and informational materials at no charge. This still holds true today, and the Putnam County-based libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System
Read MorePlans to build a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee gained momentum Thursday, as three local county executives announced their support for the project. In a press conference in Sleepy Hollow, Rob Astorino of Westchester, MaryEllen Odell of Putnam
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On Aug. 18, the Travel Channel’s paranormal television program titled, “The Dead Files” will air at 10 p.m. on Verizon Fios channel 170, as well as Comcast channel 64 and include multiple sites within Putnam County. When approached by the
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More than 60 Putnam County junior firefighters and their counterparts from Westchester, Nassau and Albany Counties spent last weekend participating in the 11th annual Putnam County Explorer Training and Campout held at Veteran Memorial Park and the Putnam County Fire
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Despite a veto by Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell of a legislature-approved proposal to levy a hotel tax back in June, the topic returned to the the legislature’s audit and administration committee agenda on Monday, July 30. Representatives of the
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Putnam County Director of Tourism Libby Pataki’s latest stop in a series of meetings to share the initiatives her office is taking to promote tourism throughout the county was at the Village of Cold Spring Board of Trustees meeting on
Read MoreThe Putnam County Sheriff’s Department reported the arrest of 25 year-old Cold Spring resident Shannon Conley on criminal charges stemming from her alleged involvement in the thefts from two homes in the Village of Cold Spring. It is alleged that
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Following up on an item that was highlighted in her State of the County address earlier this year, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell asked the county legislature to consider a resolution in support of a coalition of tax assessors throughout
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Free anonymous and confidential HIV testing began in Putnam County this week and will be ongoing. One in four of the more than one million people living with HIV in the U.S. is unaware of their infection, according to a
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Sen. Greg Ball (R, C-Patterson) will be hosting a district-wide, live telephone town hall on Monday, July 23 at 7 p.m. The free conference call is open to all residents and members of the press. The senator will give a
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