Putnam County is putting together a long list of worthy projects to consider funding with the $19.1 million expected from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said under consideration are requests from outside
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The former director of the Putnam County Office for Senior Resources has announced her candidacy for the Putnam County Legislature. Patricia Sheehy will be seeking the Republican, Conservative and Independence lines as she vies for the District 5 seat in
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Gov. Kathy Hochul signed New York’s redistricting into law late last week after both houses of the state legislature completed new lines for Assembly, Senate and congressional districts. Its greatest impact locally will present itself in significant changes to the
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With the number of COVID-19 cases dropping and demand for vaccines and tests decreasing, Putnam County is reducing vaccine clinics and testing sites. The Putnam Department of Health set up its first COVID vaccine clinic in January 2021 and has
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Putnam County Legislator Carl Albano recently became the second candidate to announce his intentions to run for county executive in November. Albano, who has served on the Putnam County Legislature for 12 years, launched his campaign two weeks ago at
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Even as COVID-19 cases across the area and the state continue their sharp decline, Gov. Kathy Hochul last Friday renewed the public indoor mask mandate statewide at least through Feb. 10. Hochul said the state is on the right path
Read MoreDon Hall, the longtime owner of the Putnam County Press and the Putnam Times, died Sunday, Jan. 30. Hall was 91 and died in Putnam Hospital after battling illness for many months accompanied by frequent stays at the hospital. The
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A six-month, multi-police agency investigation led to the seizure of more than 100 illegal weapons and the arrest of 11 individuals in Westchester and Putnam counties last week. Search warrants were executed Jan. 25 at eight locations in both counties
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Hundreds of police officers throughout the lower Hudson Valley participated in a caravan Sunday afternoon to the Harlem police precinct that saw one of its officers fatally shot Friday night and another fighting for his life. About 50 law enforcement
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Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced last week the creation of two new units in his office to address specific cases. The District Attorney’s Office now has its first Major Financial Crimes Unit and Special Victims Unit. A few
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