By Janine Bowen Putnam County residents worked together to explore ways to make Tilly Foster Farm self-sustaining and attractive to visitors at the final public forum about the county owned property last Wednesday. Prior to residents breaking up into groups
Read MoreBickering between the two announced county executive candidates in Putnam, incumbent MaryEllen Odell and challenger Sam Oliverio continued last week and only appeared to be heating up. Oliverio, a Democrat and legislator for District 2 sent out a robocall last
Read MorePutnam County Chambers of Commerce (PCCC), the county’s largest business organization and primary advocate, voice, and resource for the business community, will spearhead the rebranding and awareness campaign for “Putnam Moves,” the county’s redesigned public transportation system. The rebranding effort
Read MoreDavid Bruen, Putnam’s first county executive and the man who oversaw the transformation of county government to what it is today, died last Saturday at the age of 84. Colleagues and friends remembered Bruen, the only Democrat to hold the office of
Read MoreBy the end of the month, Tilly Foster Farm will officially come to an end of an era. By January 31, the Tilly Foster Farm Museum and all activities will cease as the Whipple family and Preserve Putnam, which were
Read MoreJust as pressure against Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy seemed to be tampering, county legislator Sam Oliverio has renewed his call for Levy to resign following a news report alleging more misconduct by the embattled DA. Oliverio, a Democrat
Read MoreSince the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct., schools officials across the county look to keeps school and students secure. A year later and Thomas Manko can still clearly remember exactly where he was when he heard
Read MoreTouting his long public service record, Duchess County Legislature Chairman Rob Rolison told about 60 residents in Putnam Valley last week he was the right candidate to retake the 41st District state Senate seat for the Republican Party. The seat
Read MoreA proposal to expand the capacity of the Algonquin natural gas pipeline was sharply questioned at the Nov. 21 Southeast Town Board meeting. James Luskay, a regional director of engineering and construction for Spectra Energy told the town board the
Read MoreJust a week after George Whipple announced through a letter to the Putnam County Legislature that he was pulling financial support from Tilly Foster Farm, the group he is part of, Preserve Putnam announced its intention to stop the day-to-day
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